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Complementary telephone strategies to improve postdischarge communication.
Rennke S, Kesh S, Neeman N, Sehgal NL. Am J Med. 2012;125:28-30.

This commentary describes two telephone follow-up initiatives that aimed to improve postdischarge patient communication and reduce readmissions.
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