TY - JOUR AU - Pitzul, Kristen B. AU - Wodchis, Walter P. AU - Carter, Michael W. AU - Kreder, Hans J. AU - Voth, Jennifer AU - Jaglal, Susan B. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/07/18 TI - Post-acute pathways among hip fracture patients: a system-level analysis JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 275 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Hip fractures among older adults are one of the leading causes of hospitalization and result in significant morbidity, mortality, and health care use. Guidelines suggest that rehabilitation after surgery is imperative to return patients to pre-morbid function. However, post-acute care (which encompasses rehabilitation) is currently delivered in a multitude of settings, and there is a lack of evidence with regards to which hip fracture patients should use which post-acute settings. The purpose of this study is to describe hip fracture patient characteristics and the most common post-acute pathways within a 1-year episode of care, and to examine how these vary regionally within a health system. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1524-1 DO - 10.1186/s12913-016-1524-1 ID - Pitzul2016 ER -