The Care Transitions Innovation (C-TraIn) for Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adults: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1460-1467

  Englander, Honora ^a,b   Michaels, Leann ^a   Chan, Benjamin ^a   Kansagara, Devan ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Town Clinic   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

care transitions; health care reform; patient readmission; underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OREGON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; POVERTY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84930885243     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2903-0     Document Type: Article

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