Transitional Home Care Program Utilizing the Integrated Practice Unit Concept (THC-IPU): Effectiveness in Improving Acute Hospital Utilization.

Lian Leng LowWei Yi TayShu Yun TanElian Hui San ChiaRachel Marie TowleKheng Hock Lee

Published in: International journal of integrated care (2017)

Delivering transitional care to patients with functional dependence in the form of home visits and organized into an IPU reduced acute hospital utilization in this patient segment. Extending the program into the pre-hospital discharge phase to include discharge planning can have incremental effectiveness in reducing avoidable hospital readmissions.

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