A Reengineered Hospital Discharge Program to Decrease Rehospitalization
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- 3 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 150 (3) , 178-187
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-3-200902030-00007
Abstract
Emergency department visits and rehospitalization are common after hospital discharge. Jack and colleagues demonstrated that a nurse discharge advocate and clinical pharmacist working together to c... Background: Emergency department visits and rehospitalization are common after hospital discharge. Objective: To test the effects of an intervention designed to minimize hospital utilization after ...Keywords
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