Interdisciplinary collaboration and computer-assisted home healthcare referral in the emergency department: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Home healthcare (HHC) provides continuous care for disabled patients. However, HHC referral after the emergency department (ED) discharge remains unclear. Thus, this study aimed its clarification. A computer-assisted HHC referral by interdisciplinary collaboration among emergency physicians, case managers, nurse practitioners, geriatricians, and HHC nurses was built in a tertiary medical center in Taiwan. Patients who had HHC referrals after ED discharge between February 1, 2020 and September 31, 2020, were recruited into the study. A non-ED HHC cohort who had HHC referrals after hospitalization from the ED was also identified. Comparison for clinical characteristics and uses of medical resources was performed between ED HHC and non-ED HHC cohorts. The model was successfully implemented. I

SUBMITTER: Hsu SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature