Clinical effectiveness of an intermediate care inpatient model based on integrated care pathways.

Sebastià Josep Santaeugènia-GonzálezMiquel A MasFrancisco J Tarazona-SantabalbinaManuela García-LázaroAna Maria AlventosaAlícia Gutiérrez-BenitoAlbert MonterdeJoan Cunill

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)

The implementation of a territory-based integrated care pathway in an intermediate care center shifted the profile of admitted patients toward higher complexity. Despite this, patients managed under the integrated care model reduced their dependency and the referral rate to an acute unit during their stay in the intermediate care center. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 366-372.

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