Identifying patient-level health and social care costs for older adults discharged from acute medical units in England

Diana Gosálvez Prados — última modificación 8/04/2015 10:56

Descripción:
Acute medical units allow for those who need admission to be correctly identified, and for those who could be managed in ambulatory settings to be discharged. However, re-admission rates for older people following discharge from acute medical units are high and may be associated with substantial health and social care costs.

Como citar:

Franklin M, Berdunov V, Edmans J, Conroy S, Gladman J, Tanajewski L, Gkountouras G, Elliott RA. Identifying patient-level health and social care costs for older adults discharged from acute medical units in England. Age Ageing. 2014 Sep;43(5):703-7. Available at: http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/5/703.abstract?sid=27203fae-b57c-47fc-bf89-b3e3bcd6caf8

Tipo de documento:
Artículo

Fecha de creación:
8/04/2015

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Autores:
Franklin M, Berdunov V, Edmans J, Conroy S, Gladman J, Tanajewski L, Gkountouras G, Elliott RA.

Área geográfica:
Europa