Identifying keys to success in reducing readmissions using the ideal transitions in care framework

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Burke, Robert E ^a,b   Guo, Ruixin ^c   Prochazka, Allan V ^a,b   Misky, Gregory J ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

Framework; Interventions; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84907910327     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-423     Document Type: Article

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