The perception of medical professionals and medical students on the usefulness of an emergency medical card and a continuity of care report in enhancing continuity of care

Highlights ► EMC and CoC report are useful for transporting patient information across the healthcare continuum, for effective medical decision making at the point of care. ► Healthcare providers can now access up to date core patient information to use in effective medical decision making, at the p...

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Published in:International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 2011-06, Vol.80 (6), p.412-420
Main Authors: Olola, Christopher H.O, Narus, Scott, Nebeker, Jonathan, Poynton, Mollie, Hales, Joseph, Rowan, Belle, LeSieur, Heather, Zumbrennen, Cynthia, Edwards, Annemarie A, Crawford, Robert, Amundsen, Spencer, Kabir, Yasmin, Atkin, Joseph, Newberry, Cynthia, Young, Jason, Hanifi, Tariq, Risenmay, Ben, Sorensen, Tyler, Evans, R. Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Continuity of care record
Continuity of care report
Continuity of Patient Care
Emergencies
Emergency medical card
Emergency medical services
Female
Health Personnel - psychology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - utilization
Middle Aged
Other
Perception
Quality of Health Care
Students, Medical - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights ► EMC and CoC report are useful for transporting patient information across the healthcare continuum, for effective medical decision making at the point of care. ► Healthcare providers can now access up to date core patient information to use in effective medical decision making, at the point of care. ► Availability of shareable patient information among healthcare providers has the potential to significantly reduce the overall cost of care.
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.02.007