Optimization of hospital stay through length-of-stay-oriented case management: an empirical study.

An important component of efficient and high-quality treatment of patients under DRG conditions is the control of patients’ length of stay in hospitals. Medical processes need to be structured in such a way that unnecessary extensions of the length of stay are avoided, thus achieving an economically...

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Published in:	Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 395 - 401
Main Authors:	Kainzinger, Florian, Raible, Christian, Pietrek, Konstantin, Müller-Nordhorn, Jacqueline, Willich, Stefan
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Dec2009
Subjects:	Empirical research Hospital case management services Hospital care Medical care Length of stay in hospitals Process optimization
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