The central role of performance measurement in improving the quality of transitional care

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Coleman, Eric A ^a   Parry, Carla ^b   Chalmers, Sandra A ^b   Chugh, Amita ^b   Mahoney, Eldon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PeaceHealth Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; Care transitions; Performance measurement; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORADO; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84920800517     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v26n04_07     Document Type: Article

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