Impact of an electronic medical record-based appointment order on outpatient cardiology follow-up after hospital discharge

Abstract Outpatient follow-up after hospital discharge improves continuity of care and reduces readmissions, but rates of follow-up remain low. It is not known whether electronic medical record (EMR)-based tools improve follow-up. The aim of this study was to determine if an EMR-based order to secur...

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Main Authors: Kartik S. Telukuntla, Chetan P. Huded, Mingyuan Shao, Tim Sobol, Mouin Abdallah, Kathleen Kravitz, Michael Hulseman, Benico Barzilai, Randall C. Starling, Lars G. Svensson, Steven E. Nissen, Umesh N. Khot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00443-2