Impact of automated alerts on follow-up of post-discharge microbiology results: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1243-1250

  El Kareh, Robert ^a   Roy, Christopher ^b,d   Williams, Deborah H ^b   Poon, Eric G ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delays in diagnosis; Pending test results; Reminder systems; Test result management; Transitions of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SPUTUM CULTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866917336     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-1986-8     Document Type: Article

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