Preventing avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents: A multipronged approach to a perennial problem

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 760-761

  Wyman, Jean F ^a   Hazzard, William R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGING; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICAL NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGISTERED NURSE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 77950412177     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02775.x     Document Type: Editorial

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