Predictors and trajectories of ED visits among patients receiving palliative home care services: findings from a time series analysis (2013-2017)

Predictors and trajectories of ED visits among patients receiving palliative home care services: findings from a time series analysis (2013-2017)

Abstract Background Current policies recommend integrating home care and palliative care to enable patients to remain at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admission and emergency department (ED) visits. The Italian health care system had implemented integrated palliative home care (IHPC) services...

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Main Authors: Alberto Borraccino, Sara Campagna, Gianfranco Politano, Marco Dalmasso, Valerio Dimonte, Maria Michela Gianino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Emergency departments
Palliative care
Home care service
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00626-w

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