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Alternative Level of Care and Delayed Discharge: Lessons Learned from Abroad

February 1, 2020

Alternative Level of Care and Delayed Discharge: Lessons Learned from Abroad

The Canadian health system is struggling to find effective approaches to getting patients who no longer require acute treatment – which uses limited and expensive inpatient resources – out of the hospital. This rapid review profiles approaches by other countries to tackle unnecessary prolonged stays, highlighting those that have successfully transferred people out of hospitals into community-based settings.