More On Just Why Some Discharge Summaries Are Pretty Useless For Continuing Care.

This frustrated article appeared last week: GP fights back over acronyms in specialists' letters Dr George Quittner says he's sick of scratching his head over non-GP specialist letters and is calling for clarity 23rd November 2021 By Carmel Sparke A Sydney GP has become so frustrated by the number of indecipherable acronyms in other specialists' letters that he now insists that an explanation key be included in reports.  Dr George Quittner has started including a paragraph in his referral letters asking that all return missives contain an attached explanation of any abbreviations used. His comments come in response to a 6minutes report on a Queensland study that found the average patient discharge summary had 17 different abbreviations. Dr Quittner said he was often left scratching his head over acronym-laden letters, trying to decipher what tests were done or what syndrome his patient has.  In a recent letter...
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Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 2, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs