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Centralising acute stroke care and moving care to the community in a Danish health region: Challenges in implementing a stroke care reform

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  • Douw, Karla
  • Nielsen, Camilla Palmhøj
  • Pedersen, Camilla Riis

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In May 2012, one of Denmark's five health care regions mandated a reform of stroke care. The purpose of the reform was to save costs, while at the same time improving quality of care. It included (1) centralisation of acute stroke treatment at specialised hospitals, (2) a reduced length of hospital stay, and (3) a shift from inpatient rehabilitation programmes to community-based rehabilitation programmes. Patients would benefit from a more integrated care pathway between hospital and municipality, being supported by early discharge teams at hospitals.

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  • Douw, Karla & Nielsen, Camilla Palmhøj & Pedersen, Camilla Riis, 2015. "Centralising acute stroke care and moving care to the community in a Danish health region: Challenges in implementing a stroke care reform," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(8), pages 1005-1010.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:119:y:2015:i:8:p:1005-1010
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.05.007
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    1. Christiansen, Terkel, 2012. "Ten years of structural reforms in Danish healthcare," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 106(2), pages 114-119.
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