A systematic review of nurse-assisted case management to improve hospital discharge transition outcomes for the elderly

Professional Case Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 330-336

  Chiu, Wai Kan ^a   Newcomer, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Medical Sociology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Elderly; Hospital; Nurse case management

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFTERCARE; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349010724     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCAMA.0000300406.15572.e2     Document Type: Article

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