Does improved access to diagnostic imaging results reduce hospital length of stay? A retrospective study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hurlen, Petter ^a   Østbye, Truls ^b,c   Borthne, Arne S ^a   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER NETWORK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956475638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-262     Document Type: Article

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