Operational and financial impact of physician screening in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 532-539

  Soremekun, Olanrewaju A ^a   Biddinger, Paul D ^b,c   White, Benjamin A ^b,c   Sinclair, Julia R ^c   Chang, Yuchiao ^c   Carignan, Sarah B ^c   Brown, David F M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84856779251     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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