Preventable hospitalizations from ambulatory care sensitive conditions in nursing homes: evidence from Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Reducing nursing home hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) has been identified as an opportunity to improve patient well-being and reduce costs. The aim of this study was to identify number of hospitalizations for ACSCs for nursing home residents in a Swiss national sample, examine demographic characteristics of nursing home hospitalizations due to ACSCs, and calculate hospital expenses from these hospitalizations. METHODS:Using merged hospital administrative data with payment data based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) for the year 2013, we descriptively examined nursing home residents who were 65 years of age or older and were admitted to an acute care hospital. RESULTS:Approximately 42% of all nursing home admissions were due to ACSCs. Payments t

SUBMITTER: Muench U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6867979 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature