Closing the loop: Best practices for cross-setting communication at ED discharge

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1297-1301

  Limpahan, Lorraine P ^a   Baier, Rosa R ^b,c   Gravenstein, Stefan ^b,c,d   Liebmann, Otto ^c   Gardner, Rebekah L ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Healthcentric Advisors   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT HANDOFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84883765997     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.017     Document Type: Article

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