Reducing COPD admissions with a specialist chronic disease management team.
This article describes the implementation of a specialist community team working with acute care services to manage patients with COPD. It resulted in a sustained reduction in hospital admissions over one year.
Annandale
Joseph
J
Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, Wales.
Hurlin
Claire
C
Lewis
Keir
K
D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*