Case management programs for hospital readmission prevention

Professional Case Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 219-226

  Askren Gonzalez, Angela ^a   Frater, Jeff ^b  

^a MILLIMAN INC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hospital case management; Prevention; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; RISK;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA; RISK;

EID: 84865644427     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCM.0b013e318257347d     Document Type: Article

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