Improved care for patients with congestive heart failure

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Jacobsen, Diane ^a   Sevin, Cory ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549173610     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34003-3     Document Type: Article

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