Appropriate admissions to the appropriate unit: A decision tree approach

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-97

  Matukaitis, Joanne ^a,c   Stillman, Paula ^d   Wykpisz, Elizabeth ^b   Ewen, Edward ^c  

^a Patient Care Services   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Services

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Acuity adaptable; Admissions; Decision tree; Intensive care; Intermediate care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TIME;

DECISION TREES; ECONOMICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17944362129     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860604274382     Document Type: Article

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