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Examples of extraneous* information included in written communication provided during interhospital transfers of EGS patients between emergency departments.
| Treatment consent forms | Blank pages |
| Orders from previous unrelated hospital visits | Deleted notes |
| Patient belonging inventories | Ambulance billing forms |
| Rehabilitation facility notes | Physician’s note for employee absence |
Information not related to the referring facility encounter that prompted the transfer.
