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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Main Authors: Fan Yang, Lisa Victoria Burrell, Maren Kristine Raknes Sogstad, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-12-01
Series:Health Services Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329241304565
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