Less expensive, post-acute care options for seniors underutilized
February 23, 2018, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Long-term acute care (LTAC) facilities are designed to meet the needs of older adults with severe, complex illnesses who are recovering from hospitalization, but less expensive options sometimes overlooked may also be available, population health researchers at UT Southwestern found.
Only about half of older adults are transferred to LTACs for reasons related to the severity or complexity of their illnesses. For the other half, hospital preferences and regional trends often influence whether more cost-effective options are chosen, researchers in UT Southwestern's Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) found.
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