Background: Clinical narratives represent the main form of communication within health
care, providing a personalized account of patient history and assessments, and offering rich …

Purpose To systematically review the available evidence about hospital discharge
communication practices and identify which practices were preferred by patients and …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Serious lapses in patient care result from failure to follow-up
test results. OBJECTIVE To systematically review evidence quantifying the extent of failure to …

The objective of this review was to evaluate existing transition-of-care models and identify
common themes that may minimize exacerbation and rehospitalization, and improve quality …

Long-form clinical summarization of hospital admissions has real-world significance
because of its potential to help both clinicians and patients. The factual consistency of …

During the past decade, patient safety issues during care transitions have gained greater
attention at both the local and national level. Readmission rates to US hospitals are high …

Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community
hospital population. Research Design: Structured case series of 537 readmissions using …

Information Transfer at Hospital Discharge: A Systematic Rev... : Journal of Patient Safety
Information Transfer at Hospital Discharge: A Systematic Review : Journal of Patient Safety …

INTRODUCTION—Discharging patients from the hospital is a complex process that is
fraught with challenges and involves over 35 million hospital discharges annually in the …

Background The medical discharge letter is an important communication tool between
hospitals and other healthcare providers. Despite its high status, it often does not meet the …