The association between patient experience factors and likelihood of 30-day readmission: A prospective cohort study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 683-690

  Carter, Jocelyn ^a   Ward, Charlotte ^b,c   Wexler, Deborah ^a   Donelan, Karen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital medicine; patient satisfaction; patient centred care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIGH SCHOOL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85044720800     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007184     Document Type: Article

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