A pneumonia practice guideline and a hospitalist-based reorganization lead to equivalent efficiency gains

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1142-1148

  Reddy, Josina C ^a   Katz, Patricia P ^a   Goldman, Lee ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 0035694821     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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