Closing the health gap in Central Australia: reduction in Indigenous Australian inpatient self-discharge rates following routine collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers.
Tim CheokMorgan BermanRichard Delaney-BindahneemMatthew Phillip JenningsLinda BrayRuurd JaarsmaPradeep Mathew PoonnooseKanishka WilliamsNarlaka JayasekeraPublished in: BMC health services research (2023)
Routine inclusion of ALO within the Orthopaedic MDT reduced the risk of self-discharge in Indigenous patients. Those who self-discharged did so only after critical aspects of their care were met.
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