[From comprehensive geriatric assessment to an integrated multidimensional assessment system : interRAI tools and their applications].

The multidimensional assessment carried out with interRAI tools constitutes an operationalization of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and is adapted to the specificities of each place of care. From a single assessment, the interRAI approach makes it possible to conduct a multidimensional assessment of functional autonomy and to produce a series of indicators (health, areas of intervention, quality of care and consumption of resources). It helps to identify clinical needs to be the subject of a personalized care plan and the strengths and weaknesses of health organizations to modify the professional practices.

Thirty-day hospital readmission predictors in older patients receiving hospital-at-home: a 3-year retrospective study in France.

Objective: This study described older patients receiving hospitalisation-at-home (HaH) services and identified factors associated with 30-day hospital readmission.

Design: 3-year retrospective study in 2017-2019 in France.

Participants: 75 108 patients aged 75 years and older who were discharged from hospital medical wards (internal medicine and geriatric units) and admitted to HaH.

The Implementation of Integrated Health Information Systems - Research Studies from 7 Countries Involving the InterRAI Assessment System.

Introduction: In the past years, governments from several countries have shown interest in implementing integrated health information systems. The interRAI Suite of instruments fits this concept, as it is a set of standardised, evidence-based assessments, which have been validated for different care settings. The system allows the electronic transfer of information across care settings, enabling integration of care and providing support for care planning and quality monitoring.

Implementation of a Standardized Comprehensive Assessment Tool in France: A Case Using the InterRAI Instruments.

Background: The improvement of quality of care requires a standardized and comprehensive assessment tool but implementation is challenging.

Purpose: We have reported on the development of the interRAI instruments in France from the onset to the mandatory use at the national level. We also have identified in the literature and in practices, incentives and barriers for the implementation of this integrated clinical information system in long term care.