title: Coaching with care. Patient advocates help guide post-hospital care in an effort to improve outcomes, reduce readmissions.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKinney
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010359:Patient Readmission; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D016896:Treatment Outcome