Factors associated with post-acute discharge location after hospital stay: a cross-sectional study from a Swiss hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2012, Switzerland introduced the diagnosis-related group hospital payment system. Fearing that vulnerable patients may be discharged early, Acute and Transitional Care (ATC) was introduced to address the nursing care of patients who no longer needed an acute hospital stay. ATC is more costly for patients when compared to other discharge options like rehabilitation while providing less rehabilitative services. This study investigates factors associated with the place of discharge for patients in need of care.

Methods

Data was collected from 660 medical records of inpatients 50 years and older of the municipal hospital Triemli in Zurich, Switzerland. We used stepwise logistic regression to identify factors associated with their discharge into ATC or rehabilitatio

SUBMITTER: Zimmermann BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6505070 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature