Challenges in reducing readmissions: Lessons from leadership and frontline personnel at eight minority-serving hospitals

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 435-443

  Joynt, Karen E ^a,b,c   Sarma, Nandini ^b,d   Epstein, Arnold M ^a,b   Jha, Ashish K ^a,b,c   Weissman, Joel S ^a,e,f,g  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^g U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; OUTPATIENT; RACE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84975318511     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40056-4     Document Type: Article

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