“WhatsApp”ening in orthopedic care: a concise report from a 300-bedded tertiary care teaching center

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 821-826

  Khanna, Vishesh ^a,b   Sambandam, Senthil N ^a   Gul, Arif ^c   Mounasamy, Varatharaj ^d  

^a KG Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute   (India)

^b KG Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute ^*  (India)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Handovers; Improved patient care; Smartphones; Technology; Whatsapp

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE PASSWORD PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MORNING HANDOVER DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PAGING; PATIENT RELATED INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SAFETY; SMARTPHONE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WRITTEN HANDOVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT HANDOFF; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SMARTPHONE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84933179029     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-015-1600-y     Document Type: Article

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