Evaluation of enhanced home care support clinics regarding emergency home visits, hospitalization, and end-of-life care: a retrospective cohort study in a city of Japan

• Main Authors: Yu Sun (Author), Masao Iwagami (Author), Nobuo Sakata (Author), Tomoko Ito (Author), Ryota Inokuchi (Author), Jun Komiyama (Author), Naoaki Kuroda (Author), Nanako Tamiya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To meet the increasing demand for home healthcare in Japan as the population ages, home care support clinics/hospitals (HCSCs) and enhanced HCSCs were introduced in 2006 and 2012, respectively. This study aimed to evaluate whether enhanced HCSCs fulfilled the expected role in hom...