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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Cost and Effectiveness of Long-Term Care Following Integrated Discharge Planning: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Yu-Chun Wang, Wen-Ying Lee, Ming-Yueh Chou, Chih-Kuang Liang, Hsueh-Fen Chen, Shu-Chuan Jennifer Yeh, Chih-Liang Yaung, Kang-Ting Tsai, Joh-Jong Huang, Chi Wang and 3 more

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yu-Chun WangCenter for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81341, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7346-2017
Wen-Ying LeeDepartment of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Ming-Yueh ChouCenter for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81341, Taiwan.
Chih-Kuang LiangCenter for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81341, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-1604-1600
Hsueh-Fen ChenDepartment of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Shu-Chuan Jennifer YehDepartment of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6142-6011
Chih-Liang YaungDepartment of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan.
Kang-Ting TsaiDepartment of Geriatrics and Center for Integrative Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan.
Joh-Jong HuangDepartment of Health, Kaohsiung City Government, Kaohsiung 80251, Taiwan.
Chi WangDepartment of Nursing, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81341, Taiwan.
Yu-Te LinCenter for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81341, Taiwan.
Shi-Jer LouDepartment of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
Hon-Yi ShiDepartment of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4700-0190

Funding

NSYSU-KMU JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT NSYSUKMU 110-P017Veterans Affairs Council, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Research Foundation VGHKS18-EM6-01 & VGHKS18-CT7-02
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Abstract

Little is known about the effects of seamless hospital discharge planning on long-term care (LTC) costs and effectiveness. This study evaluates the cost and effectiveness of the recently implemented policy from hospital to LTC between patients discharged under seamless transition and standard transition. A total of 49 elderly patients in the standard transition cohort and 119 in the seamless transition cohort were recruited from November 2016 to February 2018. Data collected from medical records included the Multimorbidity Frailty Index, Activities of Daily Living Scale, and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool during hospitalization. Multiple linear regression and Cox regression models were used to explore risk factors for medical resource utilization and medical outcomes. After adjustment for effective predictors, the seamless cohort had lower direct medical costs, a shorter length of stay, a higher survival rate, and a lower unplanned readmission rate compared to the standard cohort. However, only mean total direct medical costs during hospitalization and 6 months after discharge were significantly (

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long-term caremedical costsmedical outcomesseamless transitionstandard transition

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PMID34828460
PMCPMC8621918

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