Committee opinion No. 517: Communication strategies for patient handoffs

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 2 PART 1, 2012, Pages 408-411

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CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856502816     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318249ff4f     Document Type: Review

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