A randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy of an electronic discharge communication tool for preventing death or hospital readmission

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 993-1003

  Santana, Maria J ^a   Holroyd Leduc, Jayna ^a,b   Southern, Danielle A ^a   Flemons, Ward W ^b   O'Beirne, Maeve ^b   Hill, Michael D ^a,b   Forster, Alan J ^c   White, Deborah E ^d   Ghali, William A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; AGED; ALBERTA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; DEATH; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 85037141966     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006635     Document Type: Article

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