Stayin' alive
The introduction of municipal in-patient acute care units was associated with reduced mortality and fewer hospital readmissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4589340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geir Haakon Hilland (0000-0003-0710-5350, SINTEF), Terje P Hagen (0000-0002-1613-3014, University of Oslo), Pål Erling Martinussen (0000-0003-2280-5152, Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 326 |
| Pages | 115912 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115912 |
| PMID | 37104970 |
| OpenAlex | W4366483555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Our findings indicate that the shift towards intermediate care through the introduction of MAUs has increased performance within the public healthcare sector in Norway. Our findings indicate that the introduction of MAU have had a positive public health impact by lowering the mortality and readmission rates for the oldest population cohort in Norway. Our findings suggests that countries with comparatively similar healthcare systems as Norway could achieve similar benefits from implementing intermediate care in the form of somatic medical institutions in the local communities
Acute care · Cohort · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Mortality rate · Norwegian · Population · Public health · Public sector · Retrospective cohort study · Scarcity · Demography · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Global Health Care Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
Defining and Measuring Integrated Patient Care
Reducing hospital bed use by frail older people
Intermediate care at a community hospital as an alternative to prolonged general hospital care for elderly patients
Providing effective and preferred care closer to home
Fully integrated care for frail elderly
Understanding Integrated Care
Diversity in intermediate care
Distance and health care utilization among the rural elderly
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |