The effect of the inpatient discharge summary notification program, Bandanlanhoi Hospital, Sukhothai Province
Keywords:
Notification program, Inpatient medical record, Discharge summaryAbstract
This interrupted time series design study aimed to study the result of the inpatient discharge summary notification program and the satisfaction levels of the physicians involved in Bandanlanhoi Hospital, Sukhothai. The data were collected for 69 inpatient medical records using the traditional writing method and 69 inpatient medical records using program and form. The research tools consisted of the intervention tool, the notification program, and the discharge summary form; the data collection tools,
the discharge summary record audit form, summarizing duration form, and the satisfaction levels form of the physicians involved. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation; inferencial statistics was an independent t-test.
The results showed that the duration of the inpatient discharge summary records using the developed program and form was significantly reduced than traditional inpatient discharge summary records (p-value < 0.05). There was a significant increase in the percentage of medical record audit scores of the inpatient discharge summary records (p-value < 0.05). The result showed that the satisfaction levels form of the physicians involved was at the highest level. Therefore, the notification program and the inpatient medical record summary form should apply to deliver timely information, reimburse effectively for inpatient service, and improve the quality of the medical record.
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