The influences of postdischarge management by nurse practitioners on hospital readmission for heart failure

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 154-160

  Delgado Passler, Patricia ^a   McCaffrey, Ruth ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hospital readmission; Postdischarge management

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744487397     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00113.x     Document Type: Review

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