Do ‘Virtual Wards’ reduce rates of unplanned hospital admissions and at what cost? A research protocol using propensity matched controls

Do ‘Virtual Wards’ reduce rates of unplanned hospital admissions and at what cost? A research protocol using propensity matched controls

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<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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Main Authors: Geraint Hywel Lewis, Martin Bardsley, Rhema Vaithianathan, Adam Steventon, Theo Georghiou, John Billings, Jennifer Dixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2011-07-01
Series:International Journal of Integrated Care
Subjects:
delivery of health care
integrated
evaluation studies
clinical protocols
Online Access:http://www.ijic.org/index.php/ijic/article/view/654

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