AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Referring Physicians Send Electronic Handoff Note With Pertinent Patient Information to Emergency Department, Improving Physician Efficiency and Quality of Care

AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange Highlights Health IT and Care Coordination

This week’s issue of AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange features three profiles of programs that use electronic systems in the coordination of care, with a focus on patient referrals and care transitions. One such innovation is the electronic handoff note sent by community physicians to emergency department (ED) physicians when referring patients to the ED. The note, which includes demographic information, expected arrival time, and a clinical summary, is entered into the patient’s electronic medical record so that hospital clinicians can easily access the patient’s information at the point of care. This issue also features an article on addressing health disparities. Select to read more innovations and tools about health IT and care coordination on AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site [AHRQ Innovations Exchange: "- Enviado mediante la barra Google"].


AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Referring Physicians Send Electronic Handoff Note With Pertinent Patient Information to Emergency Department, Improving Physician Efficiency and Quality of Care: "- Enviado mediante la barra Google"

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Addressing Health Disparities: A Conversation With Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: "- Enviado mediante la barra Google"