Managing hospital length of stay reduction: A multihospital approach

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-92

  Lagoe, Ronald J ^a   Westert, Gert P ^b   Kendrick, Kathleen ^c   Morreale, Gene ^d   Mnich, Saundra ^e  

^a Hospital Executive Council   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e University Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial constraints; Hospital length of stay; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244365098     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200504000-00002     Document Type: Article

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