Association of self-reported hospital discharge handoffs with 30-day readmissions

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 624-629

  Oduyebo, Ibironke ^a   Lehmann, Christoph U ^c   Pollack, Craig Evan ^a,d   Durkin, Nowella ^a   Miller, Jason D ^d   Mandell, Steven ^d   Ardolino, Margaret ^d   Deutschendorf, Amy ^b   Brotman, Daniel J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84876804542     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3746     Document Type: Article

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