title: Interhospital transfers: The need for standards.
authors: Center for Clinical Excellence, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.|Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors: Kiran
authors: K
authors: Gupta
authors: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.|Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors: Stephanie K
authors: SK
authors: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003142:Communication; D003221:Confusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000592:standards*
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