What can artefact analysis tell us about patient transitions between the hospital and primary care? Lessons from the HANDOVER project

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-193

  Johnson, Julie K ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^b   Barach, Paul R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artefact analysis; Cognitive artefacts; Handovers; Patient safety; Transitions of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT HANDOFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84884229353     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2013.819850     Document Type: Article

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