Inappropriate Patient Hospital Days Related to Patient, Disease, Physician, and Hospital Characteristics.

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Meeting Abstracts1 May 1972Inappropriate Patient Hospital Days Related to Patient, Disease, Physician, and Hospital Characteristics.Bruce M. Bucher, M.D., Paul M. Gertman, M.D., David L. Rabin, M.D.Bruce M. Bucher, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Paul M. Gertman, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, David L. Rabin, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-5-855_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPatient hospital days by certain patient, disease, physician, and hospital characteristics are described, and a-priori criteria are used to judge appropriateness of each patient hospital day. The study was conducted on the acute internal medicine service of a metropolitan general hospital. The basic instrument was a 35-item questionnaire answered daily by the patient's physician during the hospitalization. Specific information was elicited about physician care, nursing care, medications, consultation, laboratory and special diagnostic tests, X rays, and administrative circumstances during the previous 24 hours of hospitalization. The physician was asked which of the foregoing services or circumstances was the major reason... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Bruce M. Bucher, M.D.; Paul M. Gertman, M.D.; David L. Rabin, M.D.Affiliations: Baltimore, Md. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1972Volume 76, Issue 5Page: 855-855KeywordsHospital medicineHospitalizationsQuestionnairesResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1972 PDF downloadLoading ...