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An Algorithm for Improving Hospital Performance Measures: A Department-centered Approach

open access: yesRambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2018
In recent years, it has become increasingly important to improve efficiency and economic balance in hospitals. The department chairperson (or Chair) contends with a production function consisting of inputs and outcomes, rife with managerial constraints ...
Ziv Gil, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg
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Value of improving patient safety: health economic considerations for rapid response systems–a rapid review of the literature and expert round table

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Failure to rescue deteriorating patients in hospital is a well-researched topic. We aimed to explore the impact of safer care on health economic considerations for clinicians, providers and policymakers.Design We undertook a rapid review of ...
Dyfrig A Hughes   +7 more
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Determinants of Hospital Inpatient Costs in the Iranian Elderly: A Micro-costing Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020
Objectives Aging is assumed to be accompanied by greater health care expenditures. The objective of this retrospective, bottom-up micro-costing study was to identify and analyze the variables related to increased health care costs for the elderly from ...
Ebrahim Hazrati   +4 more
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Hospital Economics of the Hospitalist [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Services Research, 2003
Objective To determine the economic impact on the hospital of a hospitalist program and to develop insights into the relative economic importance of variables such as reductions in mean length of stay and cost, improvements in throughput (patients discharged per unit time), payer methods of reimbursement, and the cost of the hospitalist program.Data ...
Douglas, Gregory   +2 more
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New Integrated Information System for Pusan National University Hospital [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Informatics Research, 2011
ObjectivesThis study presents the information system for Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH), evaluates its performance qualitatively, and conducts economic analysis.MethodsInformation system for PNUH was designed by component-based development and
Hyung Hoi Kim   +8 more
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Healthcare Services: Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty Lessons from Islamic Friendly Hospitals

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2021
Muhammad Khalilur Rahman,1 Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan,2 Suhaiza Zailani3 1Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa, 16100, Malaysia; 2School of Economics, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Guangzhou ...
Rahman MK, Bhuiyan MA, Zailani S
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Simple signature/countersignature shared-accountability quality improvement initiative to improve reliability of blood sample collection: an essential clinical task

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2022
Background Timely lab results are important to clinical decision-making and hospital flow. However, at our institution, unreliable blood sample collection for patients with central venous access jeopardised this outcome and created staff dissatisfaction ...
Michael Koch   +9 more
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Practice and Hospital Economics [PDF]

open access: yesClinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2006
There has been a significant effort over the past 10 years to attempt to control the rate of increase in the cost of medical care. However, as is true of any economic system, there are multiple stakeholders involved and often competing motivations. The single largest source of medical inflation is the cost of pharmaceuticals; however, this topic is not
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Costos directos y aspectos clínicos de las reacciones adversas a medicamentos en pacientes hospitalizados en el servicio de medicina interna de una institución de tercer nivel de Bogotá.

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2006
Introducción. Las reacciones adversas a medicamentos constituyen un problema clínico frecuente en el ámbito hospitalario y aumentan los costos de la atención en salud.
Gabriel Tribiño   +3 more
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Influenza as an important factor causing increased risk of patients’ deaths, excessive morbidity and prolonged hospital stays

open access: yesArchives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction Influenza infection is associated with potential serious complications, increased hospitalization rates and a higher risk of death. Material and methods A retrospective comparative analysis of selected indicators of hospitalization at the ...
Jarosław Drobnik   +4 more
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