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Peer reviewedWertheimer, Debra S.; Kleinman, Leah S. – Gerontologist, 1990
Presents model for interdisciplinary discharge planning team, with emphasis on functional status and improved coordination and continuity among providers. Describes design and implementation of such a program at university hospital. Explains how model resulted in more patients being discussed and served, with more emphasis on the functional…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Frail Elderly, Geriatrics, Hospitals
