Table 2 Results for the seven grouped Royal College of Physicians checklist categories before and after the implementation of the new electronic discharge system
Number of items recorded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Category(N: Number of items) | Before (Median (25th,75th quartiles)) | After (Median (25th,75th quartiles)) | P value (Mann Whitney Test) |
1) GP Details (3) | 2 (2,2) | 3 (3,3) | <0.001 |
2) Patient Details (7) | 4 (4,4) | 6 (6,6) | <0.001 |
3) Admission Details (6) | 3 (3,3) | 4 (4,4) | <0.001 |
4) Discharge Details (8) | 3 (3,3) | 4 (4,5) | <0.001 |
5) Clinical Information (14) | 6 (5,7) | 8 (7,9) | <0.001 |
6) Advice, Recommendations and Future Plan (13) | 3 (3,4) | 3 (0,4) | <0.001 |
7) Person Completing Summary (5) | 3 (2,3) | 1 (1,1) | <0.001 |