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August 11, 2025Pakistan journal of advances in medicine and medical research

Standardizing discharge summaries for improved communication and better patient care: a quality improvement project in a public sector tertiary care hospital in pakistan.

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AKAbbas KhanRSR M SiddiqueAZAhmad Zeb

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Overview

Quality improvement project increased documentation completeness from 55% to 90% in tertiary care hospital, highlighting patient safety and communication in discharge summaries.

Key Points

  • Higher completeness of discharge summaries significantly reduces risks of medication errors, thus improving patient safety.
  • The project improved documentation of medication changes and clinical details, achieving a 90% completeness goal.
  • Following the audit and intervention, major improvements were noted in key areas such as readability and follow-up plans.
  • Periodic clinical audits are essential for enhancing discharge summary quality, thereby improving patient outcomes.

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Khan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c236b2b210217d64775744https://doi.org/10.69837/pjammr.v2i02.53
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