Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Studies suggest that many hospitalizations of U.S. nursing home residents are inappropriate, avoidable, or related to conditions that could be treated outside hospitals — and they cost over $4 billion per year. But the causes of these hospitalizations are complex.
It's a common scenario: a 90-year-old resident of a U.S. nursing home — call her M...
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Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_898509381
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_898509381
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMp1105449
