Something is amiss in Denmark: a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente

Michaela Schiøtz; Mary Price; Anne Frølich; Jes Søgaard; Jette K Kristensen; Allan Krasnik; Murray N Ross; Finn Diderichsen; John Hsu

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-11-347

Something is amiss in Denmark: a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente

Michaela Schiøtz, Mary Price, Anne Frølich, Jes Søgaard, Jette K Kristensen, Allan Krasnik, Murray N Ross, Finn Diderichsen, John Hsu

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Abstract

As many other European healthcare systems the Danish healthcare system (DHS) has targeted chronic condition care in its reform efforts. Benchmarking is a valuable tool to identify areas for improvement. Prior work indicates that chronic care coordination is poor in the DHS, especially in comparison with care in Kaiser Permanente (KP), an integrated delivery system based in the United States. We investigated population rates of hospitalisation and readmission rates for ambulatory care sensitive, chronic medical conditions in the two systems.

Original language	English
Journal	B M C Health Services Research
Volume	11
Pages (from-to)	347
Number of pages	10
ISSN	1472-6963
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-347
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Aged
Ambulatory Care
Angina, Stable
Benchmarking
Cohort Studies
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Denmark
Female
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health Status Indicators
Heart Failure
Hospitalization
Humans
Hypertension
Length of Stay
Male
Patient Readmission
Preventive Health Services
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Quality Improvement

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Schiøtz, M., Price, M., Frølich, A., Søgaard, J., Kristensen, J. K., Krasnik, A., Ross, M. N., Diderichsen, F., & Hsu, J. (2011). Something is amiss in Denmark: a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente. B M C Health Services Research, 11, 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-347

Something is amiss in Denmark : a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente. / Schiøtz, Michaela; Price, Mary; Frølich, Anne; Søgaard, Jes; Kristensen, Jette K; Krasnik, Allan; Ross, Murray N; Diderichsen, Finn; Hsu, John.

In: B M C Health Services Research, Vol. 11, 2011, p. 347.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Schiøtz, M, Price, M, Frølich, A, Søgaard, J, Kristensen, JK, Krasnik, A, Ross, MN, Diderichsen, F & Hsu, J 2011, 'Something is amiss in Denmark: a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente', B M C Health Services Research, vol. 11, pp. 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-347

Schiøtz, Michaela ; Price, Mary ; Frølich, Anne ; Søgaard, Jes ; Kristensen, Jette K ; Krasnik, Allan ; Ross, Murray N ; Diderichsen, Finn ; Hsu, John. / Something is amiss in Denmark : a comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente. In: B M C Health Services Research. 2011 ; Vol. 11. pp. 347.

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