Translating and pre-digesting the volumes of data from a psychiatric e
mergency room database into a simple, easy-to-review ''quick report''
offers a different approach to a rapid review of patient information.
Clinicians from psychiatric emergency rooms in New York City were aske
d to describe the minimal amount of information they would wish to rev
iew from previous clinical visits. The smallest report was then constr
ucted to offer the most information.