The rates of hospital admissions and return visits to a rapidly growing pediatric emergency department as measures of quality of care

The rates of hospital admissions and return visits to a rapidly growing pediatric emergency department as measures of quality of care

Abstract Background Return visits to the emergency department are viewed as a quality measure of patient management. Avoiding unnecessary admissions to the ward can potentially cause an increase in return visits, thus effecting quality assessment. Methods After implementing an educational process th...

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Main Authors: Amit Keret, Yakir Shir, Shepard Schwartz, Elihay Berliner, Mattityahu Erlichman, Giora Weiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Subjects:
Return visits
Pediatric emergency department
Admissions
Patient education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-020-00397-y

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