An investigation of quality improvement initiatives in decreasing the rate of avoidable 30-day, skilled nursing facility-to-hospital readmissions: A systematic review

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 213-222

  Mileski, Michael ^a   Topinka, Joseph Baar ^a   Lee, Kimberly ^a   Brooks, Matthew ^a   McNeil, Christopher ^a   Jackson, Jenna ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finance; Hospital; Medicare; Quality improvement; Readmissions; Skilled nursing; Transfers

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICARE; MEDLINE; NURSING HOME; STAFF; SUBACUTE CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 85011655934     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S123362     Document Type: Review

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