Open AccessTransitioning from General Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Inpatient Care: National Survey of US Children’s Hospitals
Author(s) -
Ryan J. Coller,
S. Ahrens,
Mary L. Ehlenbach,
Kristin A. Shadman,
Paul J. Chung,
Debra Lotstein,
Andrew LaRocque,
Ann M. Sheehy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.12788/jhm.2923
Subject(s) - medicine , inpatient care , family medicine , hospital medicine , logistic regression , health care , economics , economic growth
Hospital charges and lengths of stay may be greater when adults with chronic conditions are admitted to children's hospitals. Despite multiple efforts to improve pediatric-adult healthcare transitions, little guidance exists for transitioning inpatient care.
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