Open AccessA Perfect Storm: Care Transitions for Vulnerable Older Adults Discharged Home From the Emergency Department Without a Hospital Admission
Author(s) -
Mary Cadogan,
Linda R. Phillips,
Carolyn E. Ziminski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnu017
Subject(s) - emergency department , storm , medical emergency , medicine , emergency medicine , nursing , geography , meteorology
The purpose of the study was to describe, from the perspectives of emergency department (ED) providers, factors that influence quality and safety of transitions home from the ED for vulnerable older adults.
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