Reducing Avoidable Hospital Transfers From Nursing Homes in Austria

Hospital transfers from nursing homes (NHs) are frequent, burdensome for residents, and often avoidable. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions to reduce avoidable transfers is limited, and most projects focus on nurses’ knowledge and skills. In the present project, interventions...

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Main Authors: Olivia Kada FH-Prof. Dr, Herbert Janig Univ.-Prof. Dr, Rudolf Likar Univ.-Prof. Dr, Karl Cernic Dr, Georg Pinter Dr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721417696671