Does Case-Finding for Admission to Aged Care Rapid Investigation and Assessment Unit for Older Patients Improve Hospital Length of Stay? Evaluation of ARIA Unit .
Sundhar R BaluAngela KhooCarol Lu HunterDanielle Ní ChróinínPublished in: International journal of integrated care (2023)
Introduction of an ARIA unit with a targeted approach to frontline geriatric services and case-finding is associated with improved LOS of older acute hospital patients. An economical cost analysis of this study would be beneficial in exploring potential financial savings.
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