Care about your care : tips for patients when they leave the hospital / David C. Goodman and Amos R. Esty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, David C., author.

Esty, Amos R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitalization.

Patient Care Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 pages)

Other Title:

Care about your care

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, New Hampshire : The Dartmouth Atlas Project, 2011.

Summary:

Leaving the hospital sounds simple. But all too often, patients find themselves back in a hospital bed--or even the emergency room--within a matter of weeks of going home. Many of these return visits could be avoided if doctors and nurses coordinated patients' care better and if patients, their caregivers and hospital staff did a better job of planning for the day the patient leaves. This article will help you LOOK at the care you get and understand what good care for patients who are leaving the hospital looks like, help you LEARN what you can do to make sure you get the best possible care, and help you LIVE better by taking action to get better care.

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