Patients and families reading their discharge summaries: A cross‐sectional analysis of benefits, concerns, and implications
Rapidly spreading information transparency could transform how patients engage in care and communicate with clinicians. Patients and families report benefits from reading discharge summaries; however, over a quarter reported a concern. More work is needed in the inpatient arena to understand how to capitalize on data transparency in a way that benefits patients, families, clinicians, and organizations.
Authors
- Fabienne Bourgeois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0937-5311)
- Zhiyong Dong
- Anna García
- Catherine M. DesRoches (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5373-855X)
- Sigall K. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9359-6450)
- Shoshana J. Herzig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8005-4727)
- Isabel Hurwitz
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13594
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25