Something is amiss in Denmark: A comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As many other European healthcare systems the Danish healthcare system (DHS) has targeted chronic condition care in its reform efforts. Benchmarking is a valuable tool to identify areas for improvement. Prior work indicates that chro...

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Main Authors: Schiøtz Michaela, Price Mary, Frølich Anne, Søgaard Jes, Kristensen Jette K, Krasnik Allan, Ross Murray N, Diderichsen Finn, Hsu John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/347