Acute care inpatients with long-term delayed-discharge: evidence from a Canadian health region

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acute hospital discharge delays are a pressing concern for many health care administrators. In Canada, a delayed discharge is defined by the alternate level of care (ALC) construct and has been the target of many provincial health ca...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Costa Andrew P, Poss Jeffrey W, Peirce Thomas, Hirdes John P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/172

Similar Items