Telephone calls to patients after discharge from the hospital: an important part of transitions of care.
Conclusions The post-discharge telephone call, one element of PCC, was associated with higher CTM-3 scores - which, in turn, have been shown to lessen patients' risk of emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge.
PMID: 28229724 [PubMed]
Source: Medical Education Online - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Med Educ Online Source Type: research
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