Physician Perspectives on Factors Contributing to Readmissions and Potential Prevention Strategies: A Multicenter Survey

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1287-1293

  Herzig, Shoshana J ^a,b   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^b,c   Doctoroff, Lauren ^a,b   Kim, Christopher S ^d   Flanders, Scott A ^d   Robinson, Edmondo J ^e   Ruhnke, Gregory W ^f   Thomas, Larissa ^g,h   Kripalani, Sunil ⁱ   Lindenauer, Peter K ^j   Williams, Mark V ^k   Metlay, Joshua P ^l   Auerbach, Andrew D ^h  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^l MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

causes; physician opinion; prevention; readmissions; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TRANSITIONAL CARE; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84973640317     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3764-5     Document Type: Article

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