Objective The present study aims to inform the use of discharge summaries as a marker of
the quality of communication between ED and primary care; this systematic review aims to …

Objective This study aimed to identify any differences in opinion between UK hospital junior
doctors and community General Practitioners (GPs) with respect to the ideal content and …

Background Sharing information about hospital care with primary care in the form of a
discharge summary is essential to patient safety. In the United Kingdom, although discharge …

Background Providing discharge instructions to emergency department (ED) patients is not
a standard practice and there is wide disparity in its implementation. There is evidence that …

Background The discharge letter is a key component of the communication pathway
between the hospital and primary care. Accuracy and timeliness of delivery are crucial to …

Background Clinical summaries are electronic health record (EHR)-generated documents
given to hospitalised patients during the discharge process to review their hospital stays and …

Abstract Background and Purpose: In Germany, the discharge medication is usually
reported to the general practitioner (GP) by an inital short report (SR)/notification (handed …

Background Discharge summaries are essential for health transition between inpatient
hospital teams and outpatient general practices. The patient's outcome is dependent on the …

Abstract A Discharge Summary (DS) is an important tool to communicate the post-discharge
framework of care between hospital physicians and primary care as well as patients and …

In March 1986, a questionnaire investigation was sent to 250 general practitioners chosen at
random in Denmark. In this questionnaire, general practitioners were asked about their …