Richard B Balaban

Summary

Affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A physician's guide to talking about end-of-life care
    R B Balaban
    Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 15:195-200. 2000
  2. ncbi Redefining and redesigning hospital discharge to enhance patient care: a randomized controlled study
    Richard B Balaban
    Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1228-33. 2008

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Publications2

  1. ncbi A physician's guide to talking about end-of-life care
    R B Balaban
    Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 15:195-200. 2000
    ..By following these 4 steps, communication can be enhanced, fears allayed, pain and suffering minimized, and most end-of-life issues resolved comfortably, without conflict...
  2. ncbi Redefining and redesigning hospital discharge to enhance patient care: a randomized controlled study
    Richard B Balaban
    Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1228-33. 2008
    ..Inadequate communication between Hospitalists and primary care providers can further compromise post-discharge care. Redesigning the discharge process may improve the continuity and the quality of patient care...