An internet-based communication network for information transfer during patient transitions from skilled nursing facility to the emergency department

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1148-1152

  Hustey, Fredric M ^a   Palmer, Robert M ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Care transitions; Emergency; Informatics; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER NETWORK; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; REHABILITATION CENTER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; HOSPITAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TRANSFER AGREEMENT;

EID: 77953095692     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02864.x     Document Type: Article

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