Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 314-323

  Kripalani, Sunil ^a   Jackson, Amy T ^b   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^c   Coleman, Eric A ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Continuity of care; Hospital discharge; Medication reconciliation; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35649018221     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.228     Document Type: Review

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