About hospital readmission
There is an almost complete separation between the hospital and the ambulant setting. During an acute disease, a hospitalized patient is surrounded with care 24/24, but as soon as the patient is discharged from the hospital, all the responsibility return to the patient, without any specific support during this frail period. We know however that […]
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The HOSPITAL Score
How to identify the high risk patients Not every patient carry a risk of readmission, and an extensive help must be targeted to the patients who are most likely to benefit, i.e. the patients at high risk of readmission. In order to identify these patients, Prof. Donzé had previously developed and validated a prediction score, […]
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Target-READ study
How to reduce hospital readmissions The Target-READ* is a study that aim to better characterize the hospital readmissions in Switzerland, and to reduce the risk of readmissions by high risk patients. The study is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and takes place in 4 hospitals in Switzerland (Fribourg, Bienne, Liestal, Neuchâtel). About […]
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