Hospital discharge of patients with ongoing care needs: a cross-sectional study using data from a city hospital under SwissDRG
Author(s) -
Insa Koné,
Bettina Zimmermann,
Tenzin Wangmo,
Silvia Richner,
Markus Weber,
Bernice S. Elger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2018.14575
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , hospital discharge , patient discharge , emergency medicine , medical emergency , family medicine , medline , intensive care medicine , pathology , political science , law
The study identified important concerns related to receiving ATC after a hospital stay, that is, more problems/conflicts occur with patients discharged to ATC and that the introduction of ATC might particularly disadvantage female patients, who are less likely to receive rehabilitation care.
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