Communication and information deficits in patients discharged to rehabilitation facilities: An evaluation of five acute care hospitals

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Gandara, Esteban ^a,b   Moniz, Thomas ^a,c   Ungar, Jonathan ^a   Lee, Jason ^a   Chan Macrae, Myrna ^a   O'Malley, Terrence ^a,d   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient discharge; Quality indicators; Rehabilitation centers

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SURGERY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70449720625     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.474     Document Type: Article

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