Perceived barriers to communication between hospital and nursing home at time of patient transfer

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Shah, Faraaz ^a   Burack, Orah ^b   Boockvar, Kenneth S ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Hospitals; Nursing homes; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77952549230     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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