The process of decision-making in home-care case management: Implications for the introduction of universal assessment and information technology

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-378

  Egan, Mary ^a   Wells, Jennie ^b   Byrne, Kerry ^c   Jaglal, Susan ^d   Stolee, Paul ^e   Chesworth, Bert M ^c   Hillier, Loretta M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^f ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case management; Focus group; Hip fracture; Home care; Information systems; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; PATIENT CARE;

DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HIP FRACTURES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66849119064     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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