Posthospital care transitions: Patterns, complications, and risk identification

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1449-1466

  Coleman, Eric A ^a   Min, Sung Joon ^b   Chomiak, Alyssa ^b   Kramer, Andrew M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Patient safety; Predictive index; Systems of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4844220089     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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