A Case Manager Intervention to Reduce Readmissions
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 8 August 1994
John F. Fitzgerald
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Frequent contacts for education, care, and accessibility by case managers using protocols were ineffective in reducing nonelective readmissions.
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Frequent contacts for education, care, and accessibility by case managers using protocols were ineffective in reducing nonelective readmissions.
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