An exploratory analysis of hospital discharge summaries across Europe

Hospital discharge summaries play a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient continuity of care, particularly through transmission of key information from secondary to primary. This paper aims to explore whether discharge summaries used in European hospitals are adequate to support continuity of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Glonti, Ketevan, Hawkesworth, Sophie, Doupi, Persephone, Doering, Nicolle A., Baeten, Rita, Gil, Joan, 1966-, Kiasuwa, Régine, Ruppe, Georg, Winkelmann, Juliane, McKee, Martin, Knai, Cecile
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/109726
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/109726
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hospitals
Ingressos i altes en els hospitals
Gestió hospitalària
Europa
Hospital admission and discharge
Hospital administration
Europe
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Sumario:Hospital discharge summaries play a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient continuity of care, particularly through transmission of key information from secondary to primary. This paper aims to explore whether discharge summaries used in European hospitals are adequate to support continuity of care. ...