Barriers and strategies for improving communication between inpatient and outpatient mental health clinicians

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 941-946

  Stockdale, Susan E ^a,b   Sherin, Jonathan E ^c,d   Chan, Jeffrey A ^e,f   Hermann, Richard C ^e,f  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUTPATIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 80054964658     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.050450     Document Type: Article

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