Beyond our walls: Impact of patient and provider coordination across the continuum on outcomes for surgical patients

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 7-24

  Weinberg, Dana Beth ^a   Gittell, Jody Hoffer ^b   Lusenhop, R William ^b   Kautz, Cori M ^c   Wright, John ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Clinical outcomes; Continuity of care; Coordination across settings; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 33846442070     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00653.x     Document Type: Review

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