Post-Acute Care for Older People Following Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The study sought to determine whether older people, on discharge from hospital and on referral to a supported discharge team (SDT), will have: (1) reduced length of stay in hospital; (2) reduced risk of hospital readmission; and (3) reduced healthcare costs.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - October 15, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Matthew Parsons, John Parsons, Avinesh Pillai, Paul Rouse, Sean Mathieson, Rochelle Bregmen, Christine Smith, Tim Kenealy Tags: Original Study - Brief Report Source Type: research