International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 209-215 , March 2006

From a paper-based transmission of discharge summaries to electronic communication in health care regions

  • Thomas Schabetsberger

      Affiliations

    • University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Institute for Health Information System, Eduard Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, A-6060 Hall i.T., Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Elske Ammenwerth

      Affiliations

    • University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Institute for Health Information System, Eduard Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, A-6060 Hall i.T., Austria
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  • Stefan Andreatta

      Affiliations

    • Icoserve Information Technologies GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Gordon Gratl

      Affiliations

    • Information Technologies for Healthcare GmbH (ITH), Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Reinhold Haux

      Affiliations

    • University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Institute for Health Information System, Eduard Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, A-6060 Hall i.T., Austria
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  • Georg Lechleitner

      Affiliations

    • Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH (TILAK), Innsbruck University Hospital, IT-Department, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Klaus Schindelwig

      Affiliations

    • Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH (TILAK), Innsbruck University Hospital, IT-Department, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Christian Stark

      Affiliations

    • Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH (TILAK), Innsbruck University Hospital, IT-Department, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Raimund Vogl

      Affiliations

    • Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH (TILAK), Innsbruck University Hospital, IT-Department, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Immanuel Wilhelmy

      Affiliations

    • Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH (TILAK), Innsbruck University Hospital, IT-Department, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Florian Wozak

      Affiliations

    • University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Institute for Health Information System, Eduard Wallnöfer-Zentrum 1, A-6060 Hall i.T., Austria

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PII: S1386-5056(05)00135-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.018

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 209-215 , March 2006