Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitation

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Poulos, Christopher J ^a,b   Magee, Christopher ^a   Bashford, Guy ^b   Eagar, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Port Kembla Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute care; casemix; InterQual; patient selection; rehabilitation; subacute care; utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REHABILITATION; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054990179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-291     Document Type: Article

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