Interorganizational Collaboration in Transitional Care – AStudy of a Post-Discharge Programme for Elderly Patients

摘要

Introduction and aim:This article reports a study of a post-discharge programme for elderly patients in Norway. It took place in an intermediate ward for transitional care and was based on collaboration between a municipality and a hospital, which was part of a health enterprise. The aim of the study was to analyse the collaboration and its possible effects on the quality of patient care, and the economic efficiency of the project for the organizations involved.