A primary care physician's ideal transitions of care-where's the evidence?

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 472-477

  Tang, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE;

EID: 84881557953     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2060     Document Type: Article

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