{"id":6719,"date":"2021-09-09T15:57:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=6719"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:57:40","slug":"upgrading-of-hospital-discharge-summary-software-to-optimise-covid-19-documentation-and-safeguard-infection-prevention-in-the-community-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2021\/09\/09\/upgrading-of-hospital-discharge-summary-software-to-optimise-covid-19-documentation-and-safeguard-infection-prevention-in-the-community-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading of hospital discharge summary software to optimise COVID-19 documentation and safeguard infection prevention in the community (2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of publication:<\/strong><br \/>\nJournal article<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong><br \/>\n*Donati-Bourne J.; *Lo N.; *Selvan M.; *O'dair J.; Mohamed W.; Kasmani Z.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><br \/>\nBritish Journal of Medical Practitioners; Jul 2021; vol. 14 (no. 1)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nAims: Early review of 50 discharge summaries at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (SATH) in April 2020 revealed only 27% documented the patient's in-hospital COVID-19 test result and 2% outlined any recommended self isolation advice following hospital discharge. This had potential adverse implications for community infection control as well as medico-legal sequalae for the Trust were the discharged patient to spread COVID-19 to other cohabitants. The urology team worked with SATH IT to amend the existing discharge summary software, to add two tabs to make COVID-19 test result and self-isolation documentation mandatory for successful sign-off. The aim of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of updating the discharge summary software on documentation accuracy related to COVID-19 on discharge paperwork.<br \/>\nMethod(s): Following the implementation of the modified software, 50 consecutive discharge summaries for patients admitted under the urology team starting 1st October 2020 were retrospectively reviewed for documentation of COVID-19 result and self-isolation advice.<br \/>\nResult(s): 90% of discharge summaries included COVID-19 test result and 100% included self-isolation advice for the patient, or alternatively confirmed that no self-isolation was required.<br \/>\nConclusion(s): This simple modification of an existing IT system greatly improved compliance with COVID-19 discharge summary documentation. We propose all hospitals consider adopting similar measures in the interest of infection prevention, public safety and potential medico-legal sequalae.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjmp.org\/files\/2021-14-1\/bjmp-2021-14-1-a002.pdf\">Link to full-text<\/a> [no password required]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of publication: Journal article Author(s): *Donati-Bourne J.; *Lo N.; *Selvan M.; *O'dair J.; Mohamed W.; Kasmani Z. 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