Effectiveness of an intermediate care hospital

"Having an ICH in the municipality facilitated shorter length of hospital stay and kept the risk of readmissions, mortality and post-hospitalization care needs at the same level as without an ICH."

Effectiveness of an intermediate care hospital on readmissions, mortality, activities of daily living and use of health care services among hospitalized adults aged 60 years and older—a controlled observational study
U Dahl, A Steinsbekk, R Johnsen
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:351

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Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation

"Self-management support interventions can reduce health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes, although effects were generally small, and the evidence was strongest in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders."

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti, et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:356

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Co-production in commissioning decisions

"The research indicated that coproduction may be an important factor for satisfaction with decision-making in the commissioning of healthcare services."

Coproduction in commissioning decisions: is there an association with decision satisfaction for commissioners working in the NHS? A cross-sectional survey 2010/2011
S Taylor-Phillips, et al.
BMJ Open, 2014;4:e004810

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A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services

"This study aims to evaluate the different integrated approaches to health care services supporting older people in care homes, and identify barriers and facilitators to integrated working."


A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
SL Davies, C Goodman, F Bunn, C Victor, A Dickinson, S Iliffe, H Gage, W Martin, K Froggatt
BMC Health Services Research, 2011, 11:320

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