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Assessing Patient Readiness for Hospital Discharge, Discharge Communication, and Transitional Care Management

Catherine E. Elmore, Mackenzie Elliott, Kirsten E. Schmutz, Sonja E. Raaum, Erin Phinney Johnson, Alycia A. Bristol, Molly B. Conroy and Andrea S. Wallace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2024, 37 (4) 706-736; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230172R3
Catherine E. Elmore
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
PhD, MSN, RN, CNL
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Mackenzie Elliott
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
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Kirsten E. Schmutz
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
MSN, RN
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Sonja E. Raaum
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
MD, FACP
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Erin Phinney Johnson
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
PhD
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Alycia A. Bristol
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC
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Molly B. Conroy
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
MD, MPH, FACSM, FAHA
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Andrea S. Wallace
From the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT (CEE, ME, KES, AAB, ASW); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT (SER, EPJ, MBC).
PhD, RN, FAAN
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2024, 37 (4) 706-736; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230172R3

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Catherine E. Elmore, Mackenzie Elliott, Kirsten E. Schmutz, Sonja E. Raaum, Erin Phinney Johnson, Alycia A. Bristol, Molly B. Conroy, Andrea S. Wallace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2024, 37 (4) 706-736; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230172R3
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