© 1999 Canadian Medical Association picture concerning summary completeness contains
results of potential clinical importance, neither system led to the universal inclusion of many …

BACKGROUND: Hospital discharge summaries communicate information necessary for
continuing patient care. They are most commonly generated by voice dictation and are often …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the completeness of hospital discharge summaries and the
efficiency of the discharge summary system in two urban teaching hospitals. DESIGN …

The objective of this study was to determine what physicians perceive to be necessary for
high-quality discharge summaries. One-on-one surveys of 100 hospital-based physicians-in …

Methods: Using a cross-sectional, observational design, 2018 NDNQI discharge/end-of-visit
data from 133 inpatient and 90 ambulatory units in 20 hospitals were examined. Trained site …

The move to electronic discharge summary systems was anticipated to solve the
longstanding problems associated with poor data quality and reduce delay in the production …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the timing, legibility, and completeness of handwritten, faxed
hospital discharge summaries as judged by family physicians and to obtain their opinion on …

Discharge summaries are intended to transfer important clinical information from inpatient to
outpatient settings and between hospital admissions. The authors created a point scale that …

BACKGROUND Discharge summaries are essential for safe transitions from hospital to
home. OBJECTIVE To conduct a comprehensive quality assessment of discharge …

BACKGROUND: Deficits in information transfer between inpatient and outpatient physicians
are common and potentially dangerous. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a newly …