Clinician roles and responsibilities during care transitions of older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-236

  Schoenborn, Nancy L ^a   Arbaje, Alicia I ^a   Eubank, Kathryn J ^b   Maynor, Kenric ^c   Carrese, Joseph A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

care transitions; clinician roles; healthcare professionals; older adults; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT HANDOFF; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873991346     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12084     Document Type: Article

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