GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS ATTITUDES TO COMPUTER-GENERATED SURGICAL DISCHARGE LETTERS

被引:18
作者
CASTLEDEN, WM [1 ]
STACEY, MC [1 ]
NORMAN, PE [1 ]
LAWRENCEBROWN, MMD [1 ]
BROOKS, JG [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL PERTH HOSP,DEPT VASC SURG,PERTH,WA 6000,AUSTRALIA
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10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb137245.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objective: To assess general practitioners' attitudes to a computer-generated general surgical discharge letter. To identify the six most important items of information in an ideal discharge letter. Design: One hundred and thirty general practitioners who had received at least six computer-generated surgical discharge letters in one year were circulated with a questionnaire. Results: Most general practitioners approved of the computer-generated discharge letter which included all six of the most important items of information they requested. Eighty-four per cent wished to see a similar computer-generated discharge system extended into other areas of hospital practice.
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