title: Improving the heart of patient transitions.
authors.affiliation: At Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Chris Dent is the vice president of clinical services, Mary Willis is the director of performance improvement and risk management and the hospital compliance officer, and Carmen Jacobson is the director of case management. At National Research Corporation in Lincoln, Neb., Jennifer Volland is vice president of program development and Sarah Fryda is a senior research associate.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Volland
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fryda
mesh_terms: D001131:Arkansas; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations