Showing posts with label virtual wards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label virtual wards. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Impact of 'Virtual Wards' on hospital use

"The costs of providing health care are highly skewed across the population, with a small number of patients accounting for a large proportion of expenditure."

Impact of 'Virtual Wards' on hospital use: a research study using propensity matched controls and a cost analysis
GH Lewis, T Georghiou, A Steventon, R Vaithianathan, X Chitnis, J Billings, I Blunt, L Wright, A Roberts, M Bardsley
National Institute for Health Research Service delivery and Organisation Programme
November 2013

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