Defining quality outcomes for complex-care patients transitioning across the continuum using a structured panel process

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1014-1024

  Jeffs, Lianne ^a,b,c   Law, Madelyn P ^d   Straus, Sharon ^a,c,e,f   Cardoso, Roberta ^a   Lyons, Renee F ^g,h   Bell, Chaim ^c,f,i,j  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g Bridgepoint Health   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; CANADA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84892562899     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001473     Document Type: Article

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