The implementation of a comprehensive discharge bundle to improve the discharge process: A quasi-experimental study

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 318-325

  Verhaegh, K J ^a   Buurman, B M ^a   Veenboer, G C ^a   de Rooij, S E ^a   Geerlings, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Healthcare utilization; Hospital readmission; Patient education; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84904626746     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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