Improved data collection is needed to support these proposals

Autor: Sharif K. Al-Ghazal, Daniel J. Wilks, Tawfiq Elahi
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 …
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