title: Planning for transition care.
abstract: The Australian Government introduced the National Transition Care Program in the 2004-2005 Federal Budget. This program is designed to assist elderly patients who have completed a stay in hospital to move from the hospital to their homes or other suitable accommodation. In planning for transition care services, managers are faced with the question, "How many places should be allocated to transition care in our facility?" This case study offers an approach to this question based on queueing theory.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Health Education and Research Centre, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crombie
authors.forename: Jenni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masman
authors.forename: Terence M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009874:Operations Research; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*