Discharge communication in the emergency department: physicians underestimate the time needed

Discharge communication in the emergency department: physicians underestimate the time needed

OBJECTIVE: In an emergency department, discharge communication represents a key step in medical care. The efficiency of this doctor-patient interaction could be hampered by two bounds: The limited time in emergency care and patients’ mind’s limited capacity to encode, store and maintain inform...

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Main Authors: Selina Ackermann, Martina-Barbara Bingisser, Anette Heierle, Wolf Langewitz, Ralph Hertwig, Roland Bingisser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012-06-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
communication
information-giving
patient instruction
physician-patient interaction
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1506

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