Preventing avoidable rehospitalizations by understanding the characteristics of "frequent fliers"

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-82

  Mulder, Barbara J ^a   Tzeng, Huey Ming ^b,c   Vecchioni, Nancy D ^d  

^a Department of Patient Safety and Quality ^*  (United States)

^b Battle Creek Health Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^d Michigan Peer Review Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

discharge planning; hospitalization; patient discharge; patient readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 82655162145     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318229fddc     Document Type: Review

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