A prospective study of reasons for prolonged hospitalizations on a general medicine teaching service

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-115

  Carey, Mark R ^a   Sheth, Heena ^a   Braithwaite, R Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delays; Hospital care; Hospitalist; Length of stay; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TIME FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 18244389427     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.40269.x     Document Type: Article

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