Improved data collection is needed to support these proposals
Autor: | Sharif K. Al-Ghazal, Daniel J. Wilks, Tawfiq Elahi |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | BMJ. 341:c5456-c5456 |
ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.c5456 |
Popis: | Recent proposals by Andrew Lansley mean that hospitals would bear the cost of readmission during the 30 days after discharge.1 Such readmissions cost the NHS £1.6bn (€1.84bn; $2.53bn) a year—about £11m per trust.2 Greater integration of care is welcome, but not all readmissions are a failure of care, and such legislation may have … |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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