Assessing the causes inducing lengthening of hospital stays by means of the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-71

  Fontaine, Pierre ^a   Jacques, Jessica ^b   Gillain, Daniel ^a   Sermeus, Walter ^c   Kolh, Philippe ^a   Gillet, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol; Belgium; Inappropriate hospitalisation day; Inappropriate patient stay; Length of stay; Management audit; Medical records; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

BELGIUM; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78649980442     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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