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Decreasing clinically significant adverse events using feedback to emergency physicians of telephone follow-up outcomes.
April 21, 2005
Chern C-H, How C-K, Wang L-M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;45(1):15-23.
This study evaluated telephone follow-up as a possible tool for minimizing return visits to the emergency department (ED). The authors conclude that, with proper feedback to physicians and resident education, such a program can decrease adverse events in patients discharged from the ED.
