Interventions to improve transitional care between nursing homes and hospitals: A systematic review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 777-782

  Lamantia, Michael A ^a,b   Scheunemann, Leslie P ^a   Viera, Anthony J ^a   Busby Whitehead, Jan ^a,b   Hanson, Laura C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Nursing home; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950423441     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02776.x     Document Type: Review

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