Do delays in initiation of home healthcare services following hospital discharge affect patient outcomes?

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 500-507

  Nuccio, Eugene ^a   Richard, Angela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956488013     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3181ed747e     Document Type: Article

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