Barriers to effective discharge planning: a qualitative study investigating the perspectives of frontline healthcare professionals
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies have shown that effective discharge planning is one of the key factors related to the quality of inpatient care and unnecessary hospital readmission. The perception and understanding of hospital discharge by health profession...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/242 |