Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit.
Strinko
J M
JM
Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, Fla., USA. gstrink1@tampabay.rr.com
Howard
C A
CA
Schaeffer
S L
SL
Laughlin
J A
JA
Berry
M A
MA
Turner
S N
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D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D004282:Documentation; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013689:Telephone; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data