Capsule commentary on Jones et al., "Connecting the Dots": a Qualitative Study of Home Health Nurse Perspectives on Coordinating Care for Recently-Discharged Patients

Jessica A Eng^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA. jessica.eng@va.gov.
² Geriatric, Palliative and Extended Care Services, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA. jessica.eng@va.gov.

Comment

Jessica A Eng. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;32(10):1134.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4129-4.

Jessica A Eng^{1

2}

¹ Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA. jessica.eng@va.gov.
² Geriatric, Palliative and Extended Care Services, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA. jessica.eng@va.gov.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that she does not have a conflict of interest.

"Connecting the Dots": A Qualitative Study of Home Health Nurse Perspectives on Coordinating Care for Recently Discharged Patients.
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