Should alternatives to conventional hospitalisation be promoted in an era of financial constraint?

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 602-615

  Pericás, Juan M ^a   Aibar, Jesús ^a   Soler, Néstor ^a   López Soto, Alfonso ^a   Sanclemente Ansó, Carmen ^b   Bosch, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Day centres; Financial crisis; Hospital at home; Hospitalisation; Quick diagnosis units; Telemonitoring

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL AT HOME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUICK DIAGNOSIS UNIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; STROKE UNIT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMONITORING;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 84877715781     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eci.12087     Document Type: Article

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