A Heuristic Evaluation to Assess Use of After Visit Summaries for Supporting Continuity of Care.
Outpatient providers often do not receive discharge summaries from acute care providers prior to follow-up visits. These outpatient providers may use the after-visit summaries (AVS) that are given to patients to obtain clinical information. It is unclear how effectively AVS support care coordination between clinicians.
Author(s): Tremoulet, Patrice, Krishnan, Ramya, Karavite, Dean, Muthu, Naveen, Regli, Susan Harkness, Will, Amy, Michel, Jeremy
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1668093