Connecting hospital and community care: the acceptability of a regional data linkage scheme.

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dc.contributor.authorMassy-Westropp, M.
dc.contributor.authorGiles, L.
dc.contributor.authorLaw, D.
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, P.
dc.contributor.authorCrotty, M.
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractLack of information on an individual's premorbid needs and services in place can impede the transition from community to acute care. We report on a trial of an electronic data iinking system between Flinders Medical Centre and Metropolitan Domiciliary Care. A sample of 82 medical, nursing and allied-health staff across the organisations completed questionnaires concerning their level of satisfaction with the trialled system. Results supported the effectiveness of an electronic data linking system across the hospitalcommunity interlace. This system was effective in reducing labour costs, increasing organisational communication and devising appropriate discharge plans. Community staff indicated they were better informed about their client's medical and disability status and were able to play an active role in their client's treatment. This study provides more support to the implementation of a patient electronic data linking system focussed on older patients, with wider benefits including the reduction of unnecessarily long admission times and decreased demand on hospital beds.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMatthew Massy-Westropp, Lynne C. Giles, Deborah Law, Paddy A. Phillips and Maria Crotty
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Health Review, 2005; 29(1):12-16
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/AH050012
dc.identifier.issn0156-5788
dc.identifier.issn1449-8944
dc.identifier.orcidGiles, L. [0000-0001-9054-9088]
dc.identifier.orcidPhillips, P. [0000-0002-9985-7631]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/56065
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Healthcare Association
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1071/ah050012
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMedical Record Linkage
dc.subjectAttitude of Health Personnel
dc.subjectCommunity Health Nursing
dc.subjectSystems Integration
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectHospitals, University
dc.subjectHospitals, Public
dc.subjectHome Care Services
dc.subjectHealth Services for the Aged
dc.subjectOrganizational Case Studies
dc.subjectCommunity-Institutional Relations
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.titleConnecting hospital and community care: the acceptability of a regional data linkage scheme.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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