Comprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 436-443

  Horwitz, Leora I ^a,b   Jenq, Grace Y ^a   Brewster, Ursula C ^a   Chen, Christine ^b   Kanade, Sandhya ^b   Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Araujo, Katy L B ^a   Ziaeian, Boback ^c   Moriarty, John P ^a   Fogerty, Robert L ^a,b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE SUMMARIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84881553358     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2021     Document Type: Article

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