Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Patient readmissions, emergency visits, and adverse events after software-assisted discharge from hospital: cluster randomized trial.
One of the causes of postdischarge adverse events is poor discharge communication between hospital-based physicians, patients, and outpatient physicians. The value of hospital discharge software to improve communication and clinically relevant outcomes is unknown. ⋯ Discharge software with CPOE did not affect readmissions, emergency department visits, or adverse events after discharge. Future studies should assess other endpoints such as patient perceptions or physician perceptions to see if discharge software has value.