Learning from practice
Cost effectiveness of community hospitals as alternative to DGH post acute care: Bradford case study
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A new study published in BMJ concludes that "Post-acute care for older people in a locality based community hospital is of similar cost effectiveness to that of an elderly care department in a district general hospital" See: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bmj.38887.558576.7Cv1 Cost Effectiveness Analysis within a Randomised Controlled Trial Of Post-Acute Care of Older People in a Community Hospital. BMJ, doi:10.1136/bmj.38887.558576.7C (published 21 July 2006) Categories for this entry: Admissions criteria Analysis and evaluation of service provision Case management COPD Local Delivery Planning Disease-specific management Collection and analysis of patient feedback and GP intelligence Intermediate care Long term conditions Care pathway redesign Practice Based Commissioning Procurement for extended primary care services Service shifted to primary care Management of supply Utilisation management |
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