[National University Health System (NUHS) Transitional Care Program]. 2016

Shu Ee Ng, and Matthew Zx Chen, and Santhosh Kumar Seetharaman, and Reshma Merchant

Frail elderly patients require a longer time to recuperate after hospitalization, and are often discharged home from the hospital with little support despite their needs fpr complex care. They are particularly vulnerable to hazards of hospitalization and fragmented care if not appropriately managed. A geriatrician-led transitional care program called NUH-to-Home (NUH2H) was started in March 2014 to provide high-quality person-centered interdisciplinary care for older adults who were discharged from the National University Hospital (NUH) Singapore. It aims to enhance the quality and safety of post-discharge care at home, leading to an eventual reduction in readmissions and prolonged hospital stay. In the first year of implementation, there was a 67%. 68% and 75% reduction in readmissions, emergency room visits and length of hospital stay respectively.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069341 Transitional Care Health care provided during a transition to a different mode of care (e.g., TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE). Home Transition,Transition Care,Care, Transitional,Cares, Transitional,Home Transitions,Transition Cares,Transition, Home,Transitional Cares,Transitions, Home
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012846 Singapore Country of islands in Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia. The capital is Singapore.
D016330 Frail Elderly Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity. Elderly, Frail,Frail Older Adults,Functionally-Impaired Elderly,Frail Elders,Adult, Frail Older,Adults, Frail Older,Elder, Frail,Elderly, Functionally-Impaired,Elders, Frail,Frail Elder,Frail Older Adult,Functionally Impaired Elderly,Older Adult, Frail,Older Adults, Frail
D016730 Program Development The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development). Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description
D019982 Organizational Case Studies Descriptions and evaluations of specific health care organizations. Case Studies, Organizational,Management Case Studies,Case Studies, Management,Studies, Management Case,Studies, Organizational Case

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