Comprehensive Strategies to Reduce Readmissions in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1306-1314

  Dharmarajan, Kumar ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME VISIT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TRANSITIONAL CARE; UNCERTAINTY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBACUTE CARE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBACUTE CARE; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84964389824     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.01.030     Document Type: Review

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