The Successful Development of a Subacute Care Service Associated With a Large Academic Health System

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 564-567

  Joshi, Darius K ^a   Bluhm, Rick A ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^a,b,c   Fetyko, Steve ^a   Denton, Tony ^a   Blaum, Caroline S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Skilled nursing facilities; Subacute care; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; SKILLED NURSING FACILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862847529     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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