The influence of a postdischarge intervention on reducing hospital readmissions in a medicare population

Population Health Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 310-316

  Costantino, Mary E ^a   Frey, Beth ^a   Hall, Benjamin ^a   Painter, Philip ^a  

^a HUMANA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SAVINGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEDICARE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884278954     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2012.0084     Document Type: Article

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