Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitation

Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The selection of patients for rehabilitation, and the timing of transfer from acute care, are important clinical decisions that impact on care quality and patient flow. This paper reports utilization review data on inpatients in acut...

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Main Authors: Bashford Guy, Magee Christopher, Poulos Christopher J, Eagar Kathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
acute care
subacute care
rehabilitation
utilization review
casemix
patient selection
InterQual
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/291

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