Facility and Regional Variations in Admission and Discharge Patterns Within Step-Up Intermediate Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of Municipal Inpatient Acute Care Services in Norway.

Background: Norwegian Municipal Inpatient Acute Care (MIPAC) services were established as part of the 2012 Coordination Reform. The intention was to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by redirecting and maintaining less urgent patients at the primary care level, which provides inpatient acute h...

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Published in:Health Services Insights pp. 1 - 12
Main Authors: Yang, Fan, Burrell, Lisa Victoria, Raknes Sogstad, Maren Kristine, Skinner, Marianne Sundlisæter
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 12/4/2024
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