Beyond our walls: impact of patient and provider coordination across the continuum on outcomes for surgical patients.

Dana Beth Weinberg; Jody Hoffer Gittell; William Lusenhop; Cori M Kautz; John Wright

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Beyond our walls: impact of patient and provider coordination across the continuum on outcomes for surgical patients.

February 21, 2007

Weinberg DB, Gittell JH, Lusenhop W, et al. Health Serv Res. 2007;42(1 Pt 1):7-24.

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The investigators surveyed patients regarding the coordination of their postdischarge care and identified problems with coordination across settings, within settings, and between patients and providers.

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