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[A new model for medical care to multi-admitted patients]
F Gamboa Antiñolo1, E Gómez Camacho, E De Villar Conde
1Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital El Tomillar. Area Hospitalaria de Valme. Dos Hermanas. Sevilla. Spain. minfga@valme.sas.junta-andalucia.es
Background And Objective:
Patients with chronic conditions are often readmitted to hospital. A study was designed to improve health care to these patients.
Patients And Methods:
Patients attended at the Internal Medicine Department of a hospital area who were admitted to hospital at least three times in a year were included in the study. Within a prospective study, patients were attended by means of specific consultation with care upon request and telephone care, with the possibility of programmed admission.
Results:
Patients were followed for 32 months, with a 45% decrease in the admission rate, 50% in visits to the Emergency Department, and 26% in hospital stay days.
Conclusions:
The proposed care model decrease the attending needs for these patients.
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