A hospitalist-run short-stay unit: Features that predict length-of-stay and eventual admission to traditional inpatient services

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 276-284

  Lucas, Brian P ^a   Kumapley, Rudolf ^a   Mba, Benjamin ^a   Nisar, Imran ^b   Lee, Kuenok ^c   Ofori Ntow, Samuel ^a   Borkowsky, Shane ^a   Asmar, Abdo ^a   Lewis, Trever ^a   Bienias, Julia L ^d  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consultation; Health facility environment; Hospital units; Hospitalists

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT STAY UNIT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CHICAGO; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67649880260     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.386     Document Type: Article

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