Why are hospitalisations too long? A simple checklist for identifying the main social barriers to hospital discharge from a nephrology ward

Why are hospitalisations too long? A simple checklist for identifying the main social barriers to hospital discharge from a nephrology ward

Abstract The present increase in life span has been accompanied by an even higher increase in the burden of comorbidity. The challenges to healthcare systems are enormous and performance measures have been introduced to make the provision of healthcare more cost-efficient. Performance of hospitalisa...

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Main Authors: Jean Philippe Coindre, Romain Crochette, Conrad Breuer, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Hospitalisation
Social check-list
Cost benefit
Economic analysis
Social barriers
Elderly patients
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1023-1

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