Purpose: The hospital discharge summary (HDS) serves as a critical method of patient
information transfer between hospitalist and primary care provider (PCP). This study was …

Rationale, aims and objectives Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge occurs in
almost 20% of US Medicare patients and may be a marker of poor quality inpatient care, …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common, growing, and costly medical condition. We
aimed to evaluate the impact of a management algorithm for symptomatic AF that used an …

Background Hospital discharge summaries enable communication between inpatient and
outpatient physicians. Despite existing guidelines for discharge summaries, they are …

… Finally, I would like thank Beth Robelia and ReAnn Dargus Robelia for their editorial and …
It fills an envelope with approximate dimensions of 1.8 m (6 ft) by 0.9 m (3 ft) by 0.9 m (3 ft). It is …

Purpose: The chronic disease model suggests continuity of care and team-based care can
improve outcomes for multimorbidity patients and reduce hospitalizations. Continuity of care …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly common cardiac arrhythmia. Many patients with new
onset or recurrent AF present to the emergency department and are subsequently admitted …

… BETH ROBELIA is the executive director of Kitchen Table Learning, a research and
evaluation company, 1496 Arona Street, Saint Paul, MN 55108; [email protected]. Her work on …

This paper presents results from 15 little publicized state and national environmental surveys
in the US that used similar questions. Our analysis reveals trends in adult understanding of …

… BETH ROBELIA is the executive director of Kitchen Table Learning, a research and
evaluation company, 1496 Arona Street, Saint Paul, MN 55108; [email protected]. Her work on …