Effect of standardized electronic discharge instructions on post-discharge hospital utilization

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 718-723

  Showalter, John W ^a   Rafferty, Colleen M ^a   Swallow, Nicole A ^a   DaSilva, Kolapo O ^a   Chuang, Cynthia H ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care utilization.; Hospital medicine; Medical informatics; Performance measurement; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERIZED MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZED ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE INSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051552077     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1712-y     Document Type: Article

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