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10 |
8 |
15 |
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12 |
6 |
22 |
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9 |
5 |
21 |
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11 |
10 |
19 |
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14 |
9 |
18 |
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In a multi-institutional arrangement, we are concerned about the delay in transferring inpatients to an alternative source of care after hospitalization. We measure delay in transfer by the lapse of time between the date on which the patient was clinically ready for transfer and the date on which the patient was discharged to a long-term care facility. Focusing on three of our hospitals, we randomly selected five patients who were transferred to a nursing home from each hospital and obtained the following data:In a multi=institutional arrangement, we are concerned about the delay in transferring inpatients to an alternate source of care after hospitalization. We measure delay in transfer by the lapse in time between the date on which the patient was clinically ready for transfer and the date on which the patient was transferred to a long term care facility. Focusing on three of our hospitals, we randomly select five patients who were transferred to a nursing home from each hospital and obtained the following data: