BOOST and readmissions: Thinking beyond the walls of the hospital

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 470-471

  Jha, Ashish K ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 84881549307     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2069     Document Type: Editorial

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