Assessing efficient patient care: Should length of stay be calculated independently of local admission rates?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 951-954

  Shahnaz, A ^a   Parker, R A ^b   Wills, S ^c   Ross Russell, R I ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CODING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; STATISTICS;

BRONCHIOLITIS; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 84888637706     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303863     Document Type: Article

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