Quality in transitional care of the elderly: Key challenges and relevant improvement measures

<strong>Introduction: </strong>Elderly people aged over 75 years with multifaceted care needs are often in need of hospital treatment. Transfer across care levels for this patient group increases the risk of adverse events. The aim of this paper is to establish knowledge of quality in tr...

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Main Authors: Marianne Storm, Inger Margrete Dyrholm Siemsen, Kristin Alstveit Laugaland, Dagrunn Nåden Dyrstad, Karina Aase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-05-01
Series:International Journal of Integrated Care
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Online Access:http://www.ijic.org/articles/1194