Improving the quality of discharge communication with an educational intervention.

Mikelle Key-Solle; Elizabeth Paulk; Kathleen Bradford; Asheley Cockrell Skinner; Matthew C. Lewis; Kyrie Shomaker

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Improving the quality of discharge communication with an educational intervention.

December 18, 2014

Key-Solle M, Paulk E, Bradford K, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126(4):734-9.

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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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