Integrated postdischarge transitional care in a hospitalist system to improve discharge outcome: An experimental study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Shu, Chin Chung ^a   Hsu, Nin Chieh ^a   Lin, Yu Feng ^a   Wang, Jann Yuan ^a   Lin, Jou Wei ^a   Ko, Wen Je ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTDISCHARGE TRANSITIONAL CARE; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; COUNSELING; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051655735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-96     Document Type: Article

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