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Abstract
This module has a goal of increasing learners' understanding of the care transitions process through an online, interactive interface that can be completed in approximately 30 minutes. The teaching is case-based, using a hypothetical patient to walk learners through the main elements that the author is emphasizing: highlighting the importance of communication during the discharge process, including the preparation of complete discharge summaries; explaining the sources of payment for elderly patients moving through the healthcare system; and discharge sites according to type and amount of therapy that patients can expect to receive.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21070196 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03167.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc ISSN: 0002-8614 Impact factor: 5.562