Impact of the Development of a Regional Collaborative to Reduce 30-Day Heart Failure Readmissions

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 298-305

  Pollard, Joy ^a   Oliver Mcneil, Sandra ^b   Patel, Shilpa ^c   Mason, Lisa ^d   Baker, Harolyn ^e  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^d Greater Detroit Area Health Council   (United States)

^e MPRO   (United States)

Author keywords

collaborative; early follow up; heart failure; quality improvement; readmission

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84941259143     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000116     Document Type: Article

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