Active bed management by hospitalists and emergency department throughput

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 804-810

  Howell, Eric ^a   Bessman, Edward ^a   Kravet, Steven ^a   Kolodner, Ken ^a   Marshall, Robert ^a   Wright, Scott ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 57349089380     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-11-200812020-00006     Document Type: Article

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