Applied Clinical Informatics, Inhaltsverzeichnis Appl Clin Inform 2013; 04(04): 499-514DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-07-RA-0046 Research Article Schattauer GmbH Information Technology Improves Emergency Department Patient Discharge Instructions Completeness and Performance on a National Quality MeasureA Quasi-Experimental StudyAuthors Institutsangaben E.J. Bell 1 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 3 Baylor College of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Houston, TX S.S. Takhar 1 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA J.R. Beloff 2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA J.D. Schuur 1 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA A.B. Landman 1 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA Artikel empfehlen Abstract Volltext als PDF herunterladen(opens in new window) Keywords KeywordsComputerized medical records systems - emergency care information systems - patient discharge - quality improvement - health care reform Referenzen References 1 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2013: 29. 2 Yu KT, Green RA. Critical aspects of emergency department documentation and communication. Emergency medicine clinics of North America 2009; 27 (04) 641-654 ix. PubMed PMID: 19932398. 3 Taylor DM, Cameron PA. Emergency department discharge instructions: a wide variation in practice across Australasia. J Accid Emerg Med 2000; 17 (03) 192-195. PubMed PMID: 10819382. Pubmed Central PMCID: PMC1725372. eng. 4 Samuels-Kalow ME, Stack AM, Porter SC. 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