Economics of ICU Organization and Management

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-37

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a,b   Gershengorn, Hayley ^c   Scales, Damon C ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Beth Israel Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Economics; Intensive care unit; Length of stay; Organization; Staffing

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; REVIEW; SALARY; STANDARDIZATION; VENTILATOR; WORKLOAD;

CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955189807     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2011.09.004     Document Type: Review

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