"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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QIPP stands for Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention. The aim of this initiative is to help health care organisations deliver higher quality care and operate more efficiently and effectively.
Showing posts with label intermediate care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intermediate care. Show all posts
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Effectiveness of an intermediate care hospital
Labels:
daily living activities,
health care services,
hospital admissions,
intermediate care,
intermediate care hospital,
length of stay,
mortality,
readmission
Friday, 22 November 2013
National audit of intermediate care
"As in 2012, the 2013 audit has highlighted wide variation in the extent of multi-agency commissioning, the scale of services provided and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and social care services within each local area."
National audit of intermediate care
NHS Benchmarking Network
November 2013
Read more here.
National audit of intermediate care
NHS Benchmarking Network
November 2013
Read more here.
Labels:
audit,
benchmarking,
commissioners,
commissioning,
health care,
intermediate care,
quality,
quality standards,
social care,
variation
Monday, 1 October 2012
National audit of intermediate care
"The audit highlights wide variation in service models being used nationally with differences evident in the extent of multiagency integration, the scale of services provided, and how intermediate care sits within the full range of health and community services, in each local health economy."
National audit of intermediate care report
NHS Benchmarking Network
September 2012
Read more here.
Labels:
benchmarking,
intermediate care,
service provision,
variation
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