Do discharge delays explain longer stays at veterans health administration hospitals?
Most of the increase in length of hospital discharging stay was not explained by discharge delays and may instead reflect longer periods of acute care delivery. Improving acute care processes may more effectively reduce hospital capacity strain than bolstering post-acute care availability.
Authors
- Anita A. Vashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-6779)
- Britta Neugaard
- Amy C. Justice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-5502)
- Brian Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0687-2139)
- Daniel M. Weinberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-8086)
- Jeremy Smith
- Caroline Korves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-5176)
- Louise Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5581-2813)
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- New Haven Public Schools (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- White River Junction VA Medical Center (US)
- Office of Patient Care Services (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- National Patient Safety Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13682-w
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office of Research and Development
- Health Services Research and Development