Transitional care challenges of rehospitalized veterans: Listening to patients and providers

Population Health Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 326-331

  Stephens, Caroline ^a,b,c   Sackett, Nathan ^a,b   Pierce, Read ^a,b   Schopfer, David ^a   Schmajuk, Gabriela ^a,b   Moy, Nicholas ^a   Bachhuber, Melissa ^a,b   Wallhagen, Margaret I ^a,b   Lee, Sei J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c The John A Hartford Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; REGISTERED NURSE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 84884267491     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2012.0104     Document Type: Article

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