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Cost analysis of improving emergency care for aged care residents under a Hospital in the Nursing Home program in Australia.

Lijun FanBill LukinJingzhou ZhaoJiandong SunKaeleen DingleRhonda PurtillSam TappXiang-Yu Hou
Published in: PloS one (2018)
The costs relating to implementing the HiNH program appear to be much less than the savings in terms of associated decreases in acute hospital service utilisation. The HiNH service model is likely to have the cost-saving potential while improving the emergency care provision for RACF residents.
Keyphrases
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