Identification of Process Measures to Reduce Postoperative Readmission

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1407-1415

  Halverson, Amy L ^a,b   Sellers, Morgan M ^c   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a   Hawn, Mary T ^d   Williams, Mark V ^a   McLeod, Robin S ^e,f   Ko, Clifford Y ^b,g  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Hospital readmission; Patient communication; Postoperative complication; Preoperative assessment; Process measures

Indexed keywords

DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTESTINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; INTESTINES; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84904247459     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2429-5     Document Type: Article

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