The importance of relational coordination for integrated care delivery to older patients in the hospital

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 248-256

  Hartgerink, Jacqueline M ^a   Cramm, Jane M ^a   Bakker, Ton J E M ^b   van Eijsden, Rianne A M ^b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^b   Nieboer, Anna P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hospital; Integrated care; Older patients; Quality; Relational coordination

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84894606823     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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