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Pilot study on physical and cognitive function measures as a means of improving HRG explanation (Final Report)

Carpenter, G. Iain, Seymour, Gwyn, Kulinskaya, Elena, Sutch, S., Bobby, Jacqui (2004) Pilot study on physical and cognitive function measures as a means of improving HRG explanation (Final Report). NHS Information Authority, Birmingham, 35 pp. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:6759)

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Abstract

This document is a report detailing the progress on the pilot project investigating the use of measures of physical and cognitive function to improve HRG explanation

of variation in length of hospital stay.

The pilot project has two aims:

• To investigate the use of functional measures to improve explanation of length of stay.

• Unbundling inpatient stay — to identify when patients are ready for postacute and rehabilitation by examining the relationship between clinical assessment of appropriate level of care and measures of physical and cognitive function.

Item Type: Research report (external)
Uncontrolled keywords: physical and cognitive function, length of hospital stay
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: Paula Loader
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2008 02:18 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:45 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/6759 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Carpenter, G. Iain.

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