DRG SYSTEM AND LENGTH-OF-STAY 
.... Thus, if a DRG establishes a 10-day
hospital stay and a patient's length-of-
stay is 15 days, the
hospital is responsible for the additional costs associated ....
(2354
9
)
Depression Following Childbirth
.... The sample is restricted solely to mothers who meet these criteria in order to control for variations in length of
hospital stay that might be due to low ....
(860
3
)
Economic Analysis of DRG System
.... Thus, if a DRG establishes a 10-day
hospital stay and a patient's length-of-
stay is 15 days, the
hospital is responsible for the additional costs associated ....
(2424
10
)
Self-Esteem of Hospitalized Children
.... three years of age had a primary fear of separation from their parents, thus causing anxiety and possible reversive behaviors after the
hospital stay was over. ....
(1292
5
)
The Laparoscopic Procedure
.... study because all it involved was determining the number and type of complications suffered by each group of patients, their length of
hospital stay, time to ....
(2357
9
)
Postoperative Outcomes of Gastric Bypass Surgery
.... study because all it involved was determining the number and type of complications suffered by each group of patients, their length of
hospital stay, time to ....
(2357
9
)
Discharge of Hospitalized Elderly
.... framework was operationally defined in the context of a comparison of postdischarge outcomes in terms of the length of
hospital stay, postdischarge morbidity ....
(2152
9
)
NURSES' ATTITUDES TOWARD SEXUALITY
.... are unprepared to integrate sex education into their counseling is that the sexuality of the adolescent patients might suffer during their
hospital stay in the ....
(1900
8
)
In-Hospital Patient Care T
.... rates. In addition, HMO patients typically have shorter
hospital lengths of
stay, and fewer discretionary procedures or tests. One ....
(2714
11
)
In-Hospital Patient Care & Managed Care
.... rates. In addition, HMO patients typically have shorter
hospital lengths of
stay, and fewer discretionary procedures or tests. One ....
(2723
11
)
Hospital Employee Morale
.... nurses who are in short supply (Nelson, 2002, 1-2). Employee commitment to a particular
hospital is also low, with 52 percent saying they will
stay in their ....
(1522
6
)
Precertification Approach For Patients
.... Average length of
hospital stay overall: 7.4 days in the Northeast; 5.4 days in the north central; 5.0 days in the south; and 4.7 days in the west (AMA, 1990). ....
(1706
7
)
Risperdal Consta & Schizophrenia
.... During this time, the number of
hospital admissions was decreased by 23 Percent and the mean length of
hospital stay was reduced by 35 percent. ....
(335
1
)
Chemotherapy Questions
.... Patients will be required to wear a mask outside their room. Patients will be monitored frequently during their
hospital stay. Dietary ....
(820
3
)
Radiation treatment for cancer
.... Patients will be required to wear a mask outside their room. Patients will be monitored frequently during their
hospital stay. Dietary ....
(820
3
)
Nursing Shortage in the US
.... use of case management approaches involving the assignment of a patient to the same nurse who provides care through the patient's entire
hospital stay; and (g ....
(1321
5
)
Polio in the US Introduction This r
.... ever again. Ann's mother flew in to assist with caring for both. Treatment continued beyond the
hospital stay. Eventually Charlie ....
(5079
20
)
Solutions to the Shortage of Nurses The administration of an ...
.... Now, Flarey (1995) reports during an average four-day
hospital stay, one patient can interact with approximately 60 different employees, all of whom are ....
(5172
21
)
Health Services Research
.... "Practice Guidelines and Reminders to Reduce Duration of
Hospital Stay for Patients with Chest Pain.'- Annals of Internal Medicine 120(4):257-63, Feb. ....
(1357
5
)
Living Healthy in a Philadelphia Neighborhood
.... When queried about what she learned during her
hospital stay, AP told me that she had been given a diary in which she was supposed to write down all of the ....
(1373
5
)
Patient triage The patient is a 72-year-old Samo
.... Because this patient does not speak English, all communication must be done through family members. This may present some problems during her
hospital stay. ....
(2520
10
)
Dog Bites: A Case Study in Lehigh County
.... medical settings. Thousands of others require in-patient care, with the average
hospital stay being estimated at 3.6 days. In addition ....
(1046
4
)
A community based non-profit hospital
.... trouble. 3. The rationale for this meeting and these changes is simple: This
hospital needs to
stay ahead of this problem. If we ....
(1275
5
)
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
.... 595). The pneumonia patients with hypophosphatemia experienced a longer
hospital stay than those with normal phosphate levels. The ....
(1745
7
)
Health Care and Urban Poverty
.... For example, Medicare reimbursement pays a set fee for each patient according to diagnosis, regardless of the length of the
hospital stay (Abraham 79). ....
(1314
5
)
Case Management for the Nursing Profession Introduction
.... procedure 4. Sign out against medical advice Variances can occur at the time of patient admission or during the
hospital stay, and can be negative or positive. ....
(5420
22
)
A personality disorder
.... into ongoing, outpatient individual and group therapy; and severing the link between illness and behavior and more treatment with a fixed
hospital stay. ....
(2649
11
)
Borderline Personality Disorder
.... into ongoing, outpatient individual and group therapy; and severing the link between illness and behavior and more treatment with a fixed
hospital stay. ....
(2649
11
)
Support Services to Advanced Practice Nurses The administration of ...
.... Now, Flarey (1995) reports during an average four-day
hospital stay, one patient can interact with approximately 60 different employees, all of whom are ....
(4508
18
)
Early Passive Range of Motion
.... Rapoport and Judd-Van Erd (1989) conducted a study to compare the length of
hospital stay of a group of patients (N = 137) who were treated in a community ....
(5899
24
)
