Do timely outpatient follow-up visits decrease hospital readmission rates?

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Kashiwagi, Deanne T ^a   Burton, M Caroline ^a   Kirkland, Lisa L ^a   Cha, Steven ^a   Varkey, Prathibha ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

appointments and schedules; care transitions; follow up; readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855161329     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611409197     Document Type: Article

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