Influence of a transitional care clinic on subsequent 30-day hospitalizations and emergency department visits in individuals discharged from a skilled nursing facility

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-142

  Park, Hae K ^a   Branch, Laurence G ^b   Bulat, Tatjana ^a,c   Vyas, Bavna B ^a   Roever, Cynthia P ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Patient Safety Center of Inquiry   (United States)

^d West Coast Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse event; elderly; healthcare utilization; skilled nursing facility; transitional care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 84872262461     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12051     Document Type: Article

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