Vulnerable links in the home care referral process.
This article identifies some of the vulnerable links in the discharge referral process and discusses areas where home care providers might intervene to improve the process.
Bowles
K H
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA. bowles@nursing.upenn.edu
D000359:Aftercare; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States