Factors contributing to emergency department care within 30 days of hospital discharge and potential ways to prevent it: Differences in perspectives of patients, caregivers, and emergency physicians

Autor: Clifton W. Callaway, Jennifer Hu, Brian Suffoletto, Maria K. Guyette
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Hospital Medicine. 9:315-319
ISSN: 1553-5592
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2167
Popis: BACKGROUND Identifying needs in patients who utilize the emergency department (ED) soon after being discharged from inpatient care is essential for planning appropriate care-transition interventions. OBJECTIVE To examine differences in stakeholder perspectives on reasons for ED care soon after hospital discharge and interventions that could be useful to prevent these ED visits. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS A convenience sample of 135 patients who presented to an urban teaching hospital ED
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