Reducing the length of stay for acute hospital patients needing admission into inpatient rehabilitation: A multicentre study of process barriers

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1005-1011

  New, P W ^a,b   Andrianopoulos, N ^a   Cameron, P A ^a   Olver, J H ^a   Stoelwinder, J U ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delivery of healthcare; Health service accessibility; Outcome and process assessment (healthcare); Patient discharge; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE; HEALTH SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTHCARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883492749     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12227     Document Type: Article

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