Timely discharge communication: Just the fax?

Just the Fax - Differentiating Voice and Fax Phone Lines Using Call Billing Data

We consider the problem of classifying a telephone line as either a voice or fax telephone line based on its long-distance calling patterns (i.e., the time of day and duration of its long distance calls) and based on knowledge about other lines with which calls are placed. We show that both kinds of information are important. In particular, neither choosing new learning algorithms nor collectin...

Timely discharge of older patients from hospital: improving the process.

Elderly patients represent a large number of admissions to hospital, accounting for a disproportionate number of hospital bed days. Discharge planning can improve the safety and appropriateness of discharge from hospital, and can have a positive impact on length of stay and efficiency. Despite this, discharge planning is often neglected. This review, both evidence and experience based, is provi...

The association of post-discharge adverse events with timely follow-up visits after hospital discharge

OBJECTIVE There has been little research to examine the association of post-discharge adverse events (AEs) with timely follow-up visits after hospital discharge. We aimed to examine whether having a timely follow-up outpatient visit would reduce the risk for post-discharge AEs. METHODS This was a methods study of patients at risk for post-discharge AEs from December 2011 through October 2012....

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Intelligent Fax Management System

Fax machines have become a ubiquitous equipment in today’s office environment due to its ability to send information around with speed and convenience. Increasingly many personal computers nowadays are able to play the role of a fax machine by adding in a fax card and the relevant software. This paper proposes a Fax Management System employing character recognition technique to enhance the basi...