The Finnmark general practitioner hospital study : patient characteristics, patient flow and alternative care level
Engelsk titel: The Finnmark general practitioner hospital study : patient characteristics, patient flow and alternative care level
Författare:
Aaraas, Ivar
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 14
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 48219
Sammanfattning
The GPHs have a pre-hospital "buffer" function by preventing patients with acute symptoms from being unnecessarily admitted to general hospitals. A post-hospital function was also demonstrated, since GPHs allow for long-term follow up stays for patients transferred from general hospitals.