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| Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2002): |
Investigation of the correlation between inappropriate hospitalization and hospital stay rate: an application in medical clinics of a military hospital.
Full Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Medical services play a major role in hospital facilities. Along with the medical applications and diagnoses, physicians affect the hospital costs by 70% to 80%. Therefore, the hospital administrators should establish some systems that can modify the current application models of physicians.
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the appropriateness of hospitalization days and length of stay of the patients in 13 internal clinics in a military hospital.
STUDY DESIGN:
5,205 patient days belonging to 416 patients were evaluated by Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol. Patients' data were retrospectively collected by using a "data collection form" through patients' files and then were evaluated by frequencies and percentage distributions.
RESULTS:
The unnecessary hospitalization rate and unnecessary stay rate were 4.8% and 15.75%, respectively. The highest unnecessary hospitalization rates were in nuclear medicine (50%).
CONCLUSION:
It was concluded that the inappropriate hospitalization rate and inappropriate stay rates were 4.8% and 15.75%, respectively.
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Author information
Author/s: Demir, Cesim (C); Teke, Kadir (K); Fedai, Turan (T); Kenar, Levent (L); Bilgic, Hayati (H); Sen, Dervis (D);
Affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara, Turkey.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Military medicine (Mil Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 167 (issue 10) : pp 817-20
Dates: Created 2002/10/23; Completed 2002/12/30; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12392247, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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