Patient-centered handovers between hospital and primary health care: An assessment of medical records

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 355-362

  Flink, Maria ^a,b   Bergenbrant Glas, Susanne ^b,c   Airosa, Fanny ^a,b   Öhlén, Gunnar ^a,b   Barach, Paul ^d   Hansagi, Helen ^a   Brommels, Mats ^a   Olsson, Mariann ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NORRTÄLJE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Continuity of care; Medical record system; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION USE;

CONTINUITY OF CARES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY-CARE PROVIDERS; QUANTITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS; SHARED UNDERSTANDING;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYPHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDE (PEOPLE); VERY ELDERLY; CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION STUDY; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; MEDICAL RECORD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEANINGFUL USE; PATIENT DISCHARGE SUMMARIES; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84924434859     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.009     Document Type: Article

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