A complex health services intervention to improve medical care in long-term care homes: study protocol of the controlled coordinated medical care (CoCare) study

A complex health services intervention to improve medical care in long-term care homes: study protocol of the controlled coordinated medical care (CoCare) study

Abstract Background Deficits in general and specialized on-site medical care are a common problem in nursing homes and can lead to unnecessary, costly and burdensome hospitalizations for residents. Reasons for this are often organizational obstacles (such as lack of infrastructure or communication c...

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Main Authors: Boris A. Brühmann, Christina Reese, Klaus Kaier, Margrit Ott, Christoph Maurer, Simone Kunert, Bruno R. Saurer, Erik Farin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Coordinated medical care
Long-term care homes
Computerized documentation system
Hospital admissions
Complex intervention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4156-4

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