Effectiveness of interventions utilising telephone follow up in reducing hospital readmission within 30 days for individuals with chronic disease: A systematic review

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Jayakody, Amanda ^a   Bryant, Jamie ^a   Carey, Mariko ^a   Hobden, Breanne ^a   Dodd, Natalie ^a   Sanson Fisher, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Patient readmission; Telephone follow up

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION;

AFTERCARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84982104776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1650-9     Document Type: Review

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