ArticleInternational journal of integrated care2016
Interorganizational Collaboration in Transitional Care - A Study of a Post-Discharge Programme for Elderly Patients.
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- Transitional care programs for older adults moving from hospital to home in Canada: A systematic review of text and opinion.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Employees in the municipal healthcare service experiences with participation in quality improvement collaboratives and the use of the Quality Improvement Model: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Hospital physicians' experiences and reflections on their work and role in relation to older patients' pathways - a qualitative study in two Norwegian hospitals.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Understanding transitional care programs for older adults who experience delayed discharge: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Low-Energy Pelvic Ring Fractures: A Care Conundrum.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Enhancing Care Transitions for Older People through Interprofessional Simulation: A Mixed Method Evaluation.International journal of integrated care · 2017Article
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND
aimThis article reports a study of a post-discharge programme for elderly patients in Norway. It took place in an intermediate ward for transitional care and was based on collaboration between a municipality and a hospital, which was part of a health enterprise. The aim of the study was to analyse the collaboration and its possible effects on the quality of patient care, and the economic efficiency of the project for the organizations involved. METHODOLOGY: A mixed-methods approach, consisting of interviews, questionnaires and analyses of official documents and statistics.
resultsThe collaboration was working well on the top level of the organizations, but was more problematic on the operative level. However, there were clear signs of improvement. The patients who received transitional care were more satisfied with their stay at the ward than their previous stay at the hospital. They were discharged to their homes more often and perceived to have a higher level of functioning than the hospital patients. Average costs per patient were also lower in the ward than in the hospital departments.
conclusionThe collaboration had mainly positive impacts on the quality of patient care and the economic efficiency of elderly care in the municipality. However, the board of the health enterprise decided to close down the intermediate ward.
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