Medicine

A Systematic Review of Nurse‐Assisted Case Management to Improve Hospital Discharge Transition Outcomes for the Elderly

Wai Kan Chiu, R. Newcomer

2007.11.1Professional Case Management

DOI: 10.1097/01.pcama.0000300406.15572.e2

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Clinical trials of nurse-assisted case management intended to improve posthospital transitions of elderly patients to other settings showed reduced hospital readmission rates and/or fewer hospital days, and variations in the intervention were observed.

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CHIU, Wai Kan; NEWCOMER, R. A systematic review of nurse‐assisted case management to improve hospital discharge transition outcomes for the elderly. Professional Case Management, 2007, 12: 330–336.