Determinants of Post-acute Care Costs in Acutely Hospitalized Older Adults: The Hospital-ADL Study

After hospitalization, many older adults need post-acute care, including rehabilitation or home care. However, post-acute care expenses can be as high as the costs for the initial hospitalization. Detailed information on monthly post-acute health care expenditures and the characteristics of patients that make up for a large share of these expenditures is scarce. We aimed to calculate costs in acutely hospitalized older patients and identify patient characteristics that are associated with high post-acute care costs.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 1, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Marthe E. Ribbink, Rosanne van Seben, Lucienne A. Reichardt, Jesse J. Aarden, Marike van der Schaaf, Martin van der Esch, Raoul H.H. Engelbert, Jos W.R. Twisk, Jos. A. Bosch, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen, Bianca M. Buurman, Hospital-ADL study group Tags: Original Study Source Type: research