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Hospital Discharge and the role of ICTs: considering patient perspectives
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-18, 10:12 authored by Ming WongMing Wong, Kwang YeeKwang Yee, Paul TurnerPaul TurnerHospital discharge is associated with high risks and potential adverse events for patients. While significant efforts have been made to improve discharge, patients and their families/carers have tended to be marginalized in discharge processes. Evidence from user-centred approaches to the development of eHealth emphasize the importance of engaging end-users to optimize the safety and quality of health services. This paper promotes a patient-centred approach focusing on discharge back to the community and the development of electronic tools as a method for contributing to improving the safety and quality of discharge processes. Understanding and engaging with patients as end-users avoids simplistic techno-centric and info-centric approaches to discharge improvement.
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Publication title
Studies in Health Technology and InformaticsVolume
208Pagination
352-356ISSN
0926-9630Department/School
School of Information and Communication TechnologyPublisher
IOS PressPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
Copyright 2015 The Authors and IOS PressRepository Status
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