Re-engineering the post-discharge appointment process for general medicine patients

Patient

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-32

  Chang, Robert ^a   Spahlinger, David ^a   Kim, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care services; Hospitalisation; Patient care; Patient compliance.

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863054609     PISSN: 11781653     EISSN: 11781661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11594290-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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