@inproceedings{4e318b004fef47a1aeeb85a336a1362a,
title = "The signout discharge summary system: Using workflow byproducts to pre-populate and assemble discharge summaries",
abstract = "At the time of hospital discharge, communication between inpatient and outpatient physicians is poor. Multiple studies demonstrate that discharge summaries, a means of improving information exchange between inpatient and outpatient providers, are frequently not available to the outpatient provider at the time of the post discharge visit. We have constructed a web-based solution for generating discharge summaries, SignOut Discharge Summary System (SDSS) which uses the workflow byproduct of SignOut data to pre-populate summaries, a post-discharge preparation module to ensure quality, a discharge edit module to designate accurate discharge summary assignment, and integration with HIM. SDSS had 1130 unique users in a recent period and captured signout information for 75\% of hospitalized patients. The system has generated 78740 D/C summaries for 17 specialties since going live July 2005. Overall SDSS is responsible for 69\% of all hospital discharge summaries and SDSS discharge summaries on average are available 1.91 days after discharge.",
keywords = "Electronic discharge summary, Housestaff, Signout system, Timely completion, Workflow byproduct",
author = "Joseph Kannry and Preetham Bilumane and Jill Goldenberg",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.3233/978-1-60750-709-3-25",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781607507086",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "25--31",
booktitle = "International Perspectives in Health Informatics",
address = "United States",
}