Deficits in discharge documentation in patients transferred to rehabilitation facilities on anticoagulation: Results of a systemwide evaluation

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 460-463

  Gandara, Esteban ^a   Moniz, Thomas T ^b   Ungar, Jonathan ^b   Lee, Jason ^b   Chan Macrae, Myrna ^b   O'Malley, Terrence ^b   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REHABILITATION CENTER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DOCUMENTATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; WARFARIN;

EID: 50949096895     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34057-4     Document Type: Article

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