Improving continuity of care for frequent users of emergency departments: Service user and provider perspectives

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 55-59

  Poremski, Daniel ^a,b   Harris, Deborah Wise ^b   Kahan, Deborah ^c   Pauly, Daniel ^c   Leszcz, Molyn ^c,d   O'Campo, Patricia ^b,c   Wasylenki, Donald ^b,c   Stergiopoulos, Vicky ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief intensive case management; Continuity of care; Frequent emergency service users; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL NEEDS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84959048941     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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