Do ‘Virtual Wards’ reduce rates of unplanned hospital admissions and at what cost? A research protocol using propensity matched controls
<p><strong>Background: </strong>This retrospective study will assess the extent to which multidisciplinary case management in the form of virtual wards (VWs) leads to changes in the use of health care and social care by patients at high risk of future unplanned hospital admission....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2011-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Integrated Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijic.org/index.php/ijic/article/view/654 |