A hospital discharge summary quality improvement program featuring individual and team-based feedback and academic detailing

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 347, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 472-477

  Axon, Robert N ^a,b   Penney, Fletcher T ^b   Kyle, Thomas R ^b   Zapka, Jane ^c   Marsden, Justin ^b   Zhao, Yumin ^b   Mauldin, Patrick D ^b,d   Moran, William P ^b  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d South Carolina College of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Discharge summary; Hospital discharge; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNIST; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84901458587     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000171     Document Type: Article

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