Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 773-778

  Hansen, Luke O ^a   Strater, Amy ^b   Smith, Lisa ^c   Lee, Jungwha ^a   Press, Robert ^d   Ward, Norman ^e   Weigelt, John A ^f   Boling, Peter ^g   Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vanguard Health Systems   (United States)

^c University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^f FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80052126531     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.048470     Document Type: Article

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