RAFAELA™ Patient Classification System as a tool for management

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 146, Issue , 2009, Pages 478-482

  Aschan, Hanna ^a   Junttila, Kristiina ^b   Fagerstrôm, Lisbeth ^c   Kanerva, Anne ^d   Rauhala, Auvo ^e  

^a Gofun Oy   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d FCG Efeko Oy ^*

^e Hospital District of Vaasa   (Finland)

Author keywords

Management; Nursing care intensity; Nursing resources; Patient classification; Rafaela System; Staffing

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NURSING;

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT TOOLS; NURSING CARE; OPTIMAL LEVEL; PATIENT FLOW; RESOURCING; STAFFING; WORKING HOURS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 70349569017     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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