Factors associated with post-acute discharge location after hospital stay: a cross-sectional study from a Swiss hospital

• Main Authors: Bettina M. Zimmermann (Author), Insa Koné (Author), Michael Rost (Author), Agnes Leu (Author), Tenzin Wangmo (Author), Bernice S. Elger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2012, Switzerland introduced the diagnosis-related group hospital payment system. Fearing that vulnerable patients may be discharged early, Acute and Transitional Care (ATC) was introduced to address the nursing care of patients who no longer needed an acute hospital stay. ATC...