Navigating Postacute Care Options for Patients After Hospital Discharge

To provide patient-centered care and help facilitate better transitions for patients and caregivers, hospital-based clinicians have a responsibility to understand the different types of PAC settings and actively participate in discharge planning.

Corresponding Author: W. James Deardorff, MD, Division of Geriatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California San Francisco, 490 Illinois St, Floor 8, San Francisco, CA 94158 (william.deardorff@ucsf.edu).

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