Use of a transitional minimum data set (TMDS) to Improve communication between nursing home and emergency department providers

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85.e9-85.e15

  Kelly, Nancy A ^a,b   Mahoney, Diane F ^a   Bonner, Alice ^c   O'Malley, Terrence ^b  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication between providers; Skilled nursing facility; Transition of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING MINIMUM DATA SET; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSITIONAL MINIMUM DATA SET;

EID: 84855187962     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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