The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

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Published in BMJ Qual Saf on January 24, 2011

Authors

Soror Mona Motamedi1, Juan Posadas-Calleja, Sharon Straus, David W Bates, Diane L Lorenzetti, Barry Baylis, Janet Gilmour, Shandra Kimpton, William A Ghali

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Mona.Motamedi@AlbertaHealthServices.ca

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