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What happens to my patients? An automated linkage between emergency department and mortality data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

David Maxwell
David Maxwell*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, and Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
*
Rm. 8419, Abbie J. Lane Building, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax NS B3H 2E2; David.Maxwell@dal.ca

Abstract

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A simple application linking mortality data from the Bureau of Vital Statistics with data from the emergency department information system is described. This application has been used to supplement the regular mortality review process, identify deaths of patients who left without being seen, and perform outcome studies looking at specified clinical conditions.

Keywords

deathemergency departmentpatient dischargequality assuranceleft without being seenLWBSinformation systems
Type
ED Administration • L’administration de la MU
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , July 2005 , pp. 249 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2005

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