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Physician Practices in Against Medical Advice Discharges

Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Patients discharged against medical advice (AMA) have disproportionately high health care costs and increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital readmissions. Although patient risk factors for discharge AMA are known, there are little data regarding physician discharge practices surrounding AMA ...
Sri Lekha, Tummalapalli, Brian A, Chang, Eric R, Goodlev   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Discharge against medical advice: Ethico-legal implications from an African perspective [PDF]

, 2012
Background. Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a problematic issue for physicians worldwide, which can disrupt the physicianpatientrelationship, have adverse medical outcomes and increase healthcare costs.
Fadare, JO, Jemilohun, AC
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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay, Amandine Manon, Hunter Stephens, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Bart de Keizer, Erik T. te Beek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reasons for Discharge against Medical Advice: A Case Study of Emergency Departments in Iran [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2013
BackgroundIncomplete hospitalization is the cause of disease relapse, readmission, and increase in medical costs. Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) in emergency department (ED) is critical for hospitals.
Kaveh Noohi, Samaneh Komsari, Nouzar Nakhaee, Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi   +3 more
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Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital information systems : a nursing viewpoint : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing Studies at Massey University [PDF]

, 1983
This thesis is concerned with hospital information systems. The literature relating to management information systems is examined in conjunction with the literature which specifically focuses upon hospital and nursing information systems.
Wenn, Janice
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Animal-Related Injuries in a Resource-Limited Setting: Experiences from a Tertiary Health Institution in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
Animal related injuries are a major but neglected emerging public health problem and contribute significantly to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. No prospective studies have been done on animal related injuries in our setting.
Chalya, Phillipo L, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Mabula, Joseph B   +2 more
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Prevalence of Discharge against Medical Advice in Psychiatric Patients and Associated Factors

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and purpose: Leaving the hospital against physician advice is associated with negative consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of discharge against medical advice in a psychiatric hospital and factors associated ...
Javad Setareh, Yasamn Allameh, Najibeh Mohseni Moalemkolaei, Maedeh Bagheri   +3 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discharges Against Medical Advice and Its Effective Factors among Patients Referred to Ziaeian Hospital

بیمارستان, 2017
Background: Decision to stop or continue the treatment after awareness about complications and risks is patientschr('39') rights. On the other hand, patient`s discharge against medical advice could threaten patientschr('39') health.
sara salehi, farnaz khatami, siyamand anvari, negar omidi, mojtaba Sedaghat Siyahkal, mohammad effatpanah   +5 more
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