Why the study?
Do computer-enabled discharge communication interventions reduce mortality and readmission?
Do computer-enabled discharge communication interventions reduce mortality and readmission?
Computer-enabled discharge communications show benefit for secondary outcomes, but evidence for reducing mortality and readmission is lacking.
Caution against assuming mortality or readmission benefits from computer-enabled discharge tools; systematic review leaves open their impact pending better primary outcome data.
Computer-enabled discharge communications appear beneficial with respect to a number of important secondary outcomes. Primary outcomes of mortality and readmission are less commonly reported in this literature and require further study.
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