Observation units: Boom or bust for emergency medicine

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 485-490

  Zun, Leslie ^a  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department administration; observation units; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY; HOSPITALIZATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY; TRAUMATOLOGY;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMAN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0025030670     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(90)90180-4     Document Type: Article

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