Mortality and subsequent healthcare use among older patients discharged to a municipality with excess demand for elderly care

• Main Authors: Gudrun (Author), Andreas Asheim (Author), Sara Marie Nilsen (Author), Kjartan Sarheim Anthun (Author), Fredrik Carlsen (Author), Stina Aam (Author), Elizabeth Anna Kimbell (Author), Johan Håkon Bjørngaard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Oslo, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is limited knowledge on how excess demand for elderly care influences patient outcomes. We used a natural experiment to estimate the causal effect of discharging elderly patients from hospital to municipalities with excess demand. In Norway, hospital in-patients are defined as ready-for-discha...