Using data to reduce hospital readmissions

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 14, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 67-85

  Franklin, Patricia D ^b   Noetscher, Cheryl M ^b   Murphy, Mark E ^b   Lagoe, Ronald J ^a  

^a Hospital Executive Council   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hospital outcomes; Hospital readmissions; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033216841     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199911000-00008     Document Type: Article

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