Can post-acute care programmes for older people reduce overall costs in the health system? A case study using the Australian Transition Care Programme

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Hall, C J ^a   Peel, N M ^b   Comans, T A ^a   Gray, L C ^b   Scuffham, P A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community health care; Cost analysis; Elderly; Post acute programmes; Programme evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 83555166025     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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