Evaluation of the impact of implementation of a Medical Assessment and Planning Unit on length of stay

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-339

  Brand, Caroline A ^a,b,c   Kennedy, Marcus P ^a,d   King Kallimanis, Bellinda L ^e   Williams, Ged ^f   Bain, Christopher A ^g   Russell, David M ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^g Health Informatics Society of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

admission units; assessment units; emergency care.

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 77956306112     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09798     Document Type: Article

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