A multidisciplinary Care Coordination Team improves emergency department discharge planning practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 435-439

  Moss, Joanne E ^a   Flower, Carolyn L ^b   Houghton, Liza M ^a   Moss, Danielle L ^b   Nielsen, David A ^b   Taylor, David M ^b  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; DRUG ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037152925     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04884.x     Document Type: Article

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