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- Title
Generating Evidence on Best Practice in Long-term Acute Care Hospitals.
- Authors
Kahn, Jeremy M.; Carson, Shannon S.
- Abstract
The author reflects on best practice in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), facilities specializing in the care of patients with persistent respiratory failure and other complex conditions. He mentions that the use of LTACHs has increased substantially in recent years due to rise in aging population, increased survival following critical illness, and hospital reimbursement models. Further he emphasizes on the need to rectify payment models of LTACHs to control the expenditure.
- Subjects
INTENSIVE care nursing; ACUTE diseases; PROSPECTIVE payment for hospital emergency services; HOSPITAL care of older people; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY insufficiency; MEDICAL care costs; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2013, Vol 309, Issue 7, p719
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.848