Resource Utilization Groups in transitional home care: validating the RUG-III/HC case-mix system in hospital-to-home care programs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transitional hospital-to-home care programs support safe and timely transition from acute care settings back into the community. Case-mix systems that classify transitional care clients into groups based on their resource utilization can assist with care planning, calculating reimbursement rates in bundled care funding models, and predicting health human resource needs. This study evaluated the fit and relevance of the Resource Utilization Groups version III for Home Care (RUG-III/HC) case-mix classification system in transitional care programs in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical assessment data and administrative billing records from a cohort of clients (n = 1,680 care episodes) in transitional home care programs in Ontar

SUBMITTER: Bolster-Foucault C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10687885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature