
%0 Journal Article
%A Bolton, Patrick 
%T A review of the role of information technology in discharge communications in Australia
%J Australian Health Review
%D 1999/09/01
%V 22
%N 3
%P 56-64
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH990056A
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH990056A 
%X Information technology is believed to be useful for the communication of discharge information between hospitals and community-based health practitioners. At least 20 projects were conducted in Australia between 1993 and 1997 to explore this idea. The value of these projects was at least $618- 000. Despite this level of activity there is no good evidence, either from these projects or the international literature, to suggest that information technology can improve the quality of discharge communications. 
