TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving transitions of care for patients with thromboembolic disease.
AU - Owens, Gary M.
AU - Fine, Claudia
AU - Harrington, Darrell W.
AU - Jacobson, Alan K.
AU - Merli, Geno J.
AU - Nutescu, Edith
AU - Schaecher, Kenneth L.
AU - Vance, Jacqueline
AU - Villanueva, Tomas
AU - Waldo, Albert L.
N1 - Medicare's Quality Improvements Organizations assessed factors resulting in hospital readmission in 14 states and identified the following primary causes: medication discrepancies that occur during admission or after discharge; inadequate follow-up in the post discharge setting; fragmented documentation of medical conditions or failure to communicate need for medical treatment; poor patient self-management; community infrastructure and awareness problems; and insufficient patient support, including support from family caregivers.
PY - 2014/3/20
Y1 - 2014/3/20
KW - Anticoagulants/therapeutic use
KW - Atrial Fibrillation/complications
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Communication
KW - Continuity of Patient Care
KW - Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use
KW - Guideline Adherence
KW - Humans
KW - Medication Adherence
KW - Medication Reconciliation
KW - Patient Education as Topic
KW - Practice Guidelines as Topic
KW - Quality Assurance, Health Care
KW - Thromboembolism/drug therapy
UR - https://www.ajmc.com/journals/supplement/2014/A465_Mar14_Transitions/A465_Mar14_Owens_S81to91
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84905658004
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84905658004#tab=citedBy
M3 - Article
C2 - 24773398
SN - 1088-0224
VL - 20
SP - S81-S91
JO - American Journal of Managed Care
JF - American Journal of Managed Care
IS - 4 SUPPL.
ER -