The European HANDOVER Project: A multi-nation program to improve transitions at the primary care - Inpatient interface

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Philibert, Ingrid ^a   Barach, Paul ^b,c  

^a Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84871888385     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001598     Document Type: Editorial

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