Streamlining elective surgery care in a public hospital: The Alfred experience

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 448-451

  Lowthian, Judy A ^a   Curtis, Andrea J ^a   Comitti, Bernadette L ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^a   Keogh, Martin J ^c   Johnson, William R ^d   Tomlinson, James ^b   Stripp, Andrew M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Acute and Emergency Medicine Alfred Health   (Australia)

^d Surgical Services Eastern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROCESS REDESIGN; CODING AND CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE RELATED GROUP; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INITIATED POSTPONEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT WAITING TIME; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955758833     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03057.x     Document Type: Article

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