Improving Discharge Communication with Outpatient Providers on the Hospitalist Service

Authors

Nicholas Clark, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Julia Simmons, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Angela Etzenhouser, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Troy Richardson, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Patrick Brady
Eugenia K. Pallotto, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Publication Date

4-30-2019

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Abstract

Describes a quality improvement project to increase two-way discharge communication between pediatric hospitalists and primary care providers from 7% to >80% within 18 months.

MeSH Keywords

Hospitalists; Physicians, Primary Care; Patient Handoff; Patient Discharge; Quality Improvement; Hospitals, Pediatric

Disciplines

Health and Medical Administration | Pediatrics

Notes

Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies meeting 2019 in Baltimore MD. Poster Symposium session- Quality Improvement Hospital-Based, Monday 4/30 from 3:30-5:30pm.

Recommended Citation

Clark, Nicholas; Simmons, Julia; Etzenhouser, Angela; Richardson, Troy; Brady, Patrick; and Pallotto, Eugenia K., "Improving Discharge Communication with Outpatient Providers on the Hospitalist Service" (2019). Posters. 86.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/86