Converting acute inpatient take to outpatient take with fast-track assessment in internal medicine wards – a before-after study

Converting acute inpatient take to outpatient take with fast-track assessment in internal medicine wards – a before-after study

Abstract Background With an extensive rise in the number of acute patients and increases in both admissions and readmissions, hospitals are at times overcrowded and under immense pressure and this may challenge patient safety. This study evaluated an innovative strategy converting acute internal med...

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Main Authors: Cathrine Bell, Ulrich Fredberg, Anders Damgaard Moeller Schlünsen, Peter Vedsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Outpatient
Acute care
Bed occupancy
Admission
Patient pathway
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4175-1

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