Interventions to Reduce Hospital Length of Stay in High-risk Populations: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many strategies to reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) have been implemented, but few studies have evaluated hospital-led interventions focused on high-risk populations. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Learning Health System panel commissioned this study to further evaluate system-level interventions for LOS reduction.

Objective

To identify and synthesize evidence regarding potential systems-level strategies to reduce LOS for patients at high risk for prolonged LOS.

Evidence review

Multiple databases, including MEDLINE and Embase, were searched for English-language systematic reviews from January 1, 2010, through September 30, 2020, with updated searches through January 19, 2021. The scope of the protocol was determined with input fro

SUBMITTER: Siddique SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature