Recent hospital policy changes to cut length of stay to cut costs: Same-day major surgery, accelerated discharge, and changing inpatient to outpatient consults: A patient and academic gastroenterologist's perspective

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-506

  Cappell, M S ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL POLICY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR SURGERY;

COST SAVINGS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PUBLIC POLICY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949497549     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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