Impact of a connected care model on 30-day readmission rates from skilled nursing facilities

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 238-244

  Kim, Luke D ^a   Kou, Lei ^a   Hu, Bo ^a   Gorodeski, Eiran Z ^a   Rothberg, Michael B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; OHIO; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 85036537635     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2710     Document Type: Article

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