Journal of general internal medicine
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Editorial Comment
Chronic pain and narcotics: a dilemma for primary care.
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To determine if the delivery of hospital discharge summaries to follow-up physicians decreases the risk of hospital readmission. ⋯ The risk of rehospitalization may decrease when patients are assessed following discharge by physicians who have received the discharge summary. Further research is required to determine if better continuity of patient information improves patient outcomes.