Better Care, Better Quality: Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 290-297

  Rantz, Marilyn J ^a   Flesner, Marcia K ^a   Franklin, Joann ^a   Galambos, Colleen ^a   Pudlowski, Jacki ^b   Pritchett, Angelita ^b   Alexander, Greg ^a   Lueckenotte, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NHC Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84941205832     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000145     Document Type: Article

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