The probability of readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge is positively associated with inpatient bed occupancy at discharge – a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Previous work has suggested that given a hospital’s need to admit more patients from the emergency department (ED), high inpatient bed occupancy may encourage premature hospital discharges that favor the hospital’s need for beds over patients’ medical interests. We argue that the effects...

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Autores principales: Blom, Mathias C., Erwander, Karin, Gustafsson, Lars, Landin-Olsson, Mona, Jonsson, Fredrik, Ivarsson, Kjell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26666221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-015-0067-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26666221
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-015-0067-9

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