A Hospital-to-Nursing Home Transfer Process Associated With Low Hospital Readmission Rates While Targeting Quality of Care, Patient Safety, and Convenience: A 20-Year Perspective

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 367-374

  Sandvik, David ^a,b,c   Bade, Priscilla ^d,e   Dunham, Anita ^e   Hendrickson, Sara ^e  

^a Golden Living Center Prairie Hills   (United States)

^b Good Samaritan Center of New Underwood   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^d Golden Living Center Bella Vista   (United States)

^e RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Hospital readmission; Patient safety; Quality of care; Transitions of care

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 84876802984     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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