title: A necessary change: the transfer of care from hospital to community.
abstract: While there is ample evidence for the benefits of diverting resources from hospital delivery out to the community in terms of improved patient safety, very little is known about the impact on a healthcare provider's efficiency and output (Øvretveit, 2009).
authors.affiliation: Richmond University, The American International University in London. Bryan.Mcintosh@Richmond.ac.uk
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics*; D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom