A predictive score to identify hospitalized patients' risk of discharge to a post-acute care facility

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early identification of patients who need post-acute care (PAC) may improve discharge planning. The purposes of the study were to develop and validate a score predicting discharge to a post-acute care (PAC) facility and to determine...

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Main Authors: Chopard Pierre, Kossovsky Michel P, Louis Simonet Martine, Sigaud Philippe, Perneger Thomas V, Gaspoz Jean-Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/154