The paradox of readmission: Effect of a quality improvement program in hospitalized patients with heart failure

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-153

  Mudge, Alison ^a   Denaro, Charles ^a,d   Scott, Ian ^b,d   Bennett, Cameron ^a   Hickey, Annabel ^c   Jones, Mark A ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Queensland Health   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Disease management; Patient readmission; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SURVIVAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950534014     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.563     Document Type: Article

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