Prediction of post-acute care demand in medical and neurological inpatients: diagnostic assessment of the post-acute discharge score - a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Antoinette Conca (Author), Angela Gabele (Author), Barbara Reutlinger (Author), Philipp Schuetz (Author), Alexander Kutz (Author), Sebastian Haubitz (Author), Lukas Faessler (Author), Marcus Batschwaroff (Author), Ursula Schild (Author), Zeljka Caldara (Author), Katharina Regez (Author), Susanne Schirlo (Author), Gabi Vossler (Author), Timo Kahles (Author), Krassen Nedeltchev (Author), Anja Keller (Author), Andreas Huber (Author), Sabina De Geest (Author), Ulrich Buergi (Author), Petra Tobias (Author), Martine Louis Simonet (Author), Beat Mueller (Author), Petra Schäfer-Keller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early identification of patients requiring transfer to post-acute care (PAC) facilities shortens hospital stays. With a focus on interprofessional assessment of biopsychosocial risk, this study's aim was to assess medical and neurological patients' post-acute care disch...