For lack of a better plan: A framework for ethical, legal, and clinical challenges in complex inpatient discharge planning

HEC Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-326

  Jankowski, Jane ^a   Seastrum, Terese ^b   Swidler, Robert N ^b   Shelton, Wayne ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northeast Health Troy   (United States)

^c ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JUSTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 70449529653     PISSN: 09562737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10730-009-9117-6     Document Type: Review

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