A medical center's experience with managing specialty bed usage

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 274-278

  Russell, Teresa ^a   Logsdon, Angela ^a   Lohman, Judith A ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BEDS; CALIFORNIA; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRESSURE ULCER; PURCHASING, HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035515436     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjw.2001.119011     Document Type: Article

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