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Improving the quality of discharge communication with an educational intervention.
Key-Solle M, Paulk E, Bradford K, Skinner AC, Lewis MC, Shomaker K. Pediatrics. 2010;126:734-739.

After an educational intervention, pediatric residents' discharge summaries were more concise yet contained more information about key care transitions issues, such as tests pending at discharge.
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