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Integrated postdischarge transitional care in a hospitalist system to improve discharge outcome: an experimental study
BACKGROUND: The postdischarge period is a vulnerable time for patients, with high rates of adverse events that may cause unnecessary readmissions, especially in the elderly. Because postdischarge care continuity is often interrupted after hospitalist care, close follow-up may decrease patient readmi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21849018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-96 |