“It’s a waiting game” a qualitative study of the experience of carers of patients who require an alternate level of care
Abstract Background Delayed hospital discharge (also known as Alternate Level of Care or ALC) is a global health care quality issue with negative implications for people (e.g., functional decline) and the health care system (e.g., costly interruptions in hospital flow and procedures). ALC disproport...
Main Authors: | Kerry Kuluski, Jennifer Im, Mary McGeown |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2272-6 |
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