Length of Stay for Specialized Pediatric Urologic Care

Length of stay for specialized pediatric urologic care.

BACKGROUND Pediatric urologic specialists have been excluded from many recent managed care contracts because they are believed to be more expensive and of no better quality than general urologists in managing common urologic problems in children. We believed this to be inaccurate. OBJECTIVES To compare the length of stay at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center for 2 comm...

Factors Affecting length of Stay in Specialized Women Hospital in Bandar Abbas

Correlation between Quality of Care and Length of Hospital Stay in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Background: Length of hospital stay (LHS) is the most important and practical indicator in hospitals, which largely reflects the level of hospital performance and activity. It is also an important indicator for resource planning. Moreover, the quality of care can theoretically be related to LHS. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between LHS and quality of nursing care in...

Specialized practice reduces inpatient mortality, length of stay, and cost in the care of colorectal patients.

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine whether specialized surgeon practice improves clinical outcomes for major inpatient adult colorectal resections. DESIGN The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was queried for elective colorectal resections performed from 2001 through 2007. Specialization was determined by first identifying surgeons' procedures as either colorectal or noncolorectal. Surgeons we...

Real-time forecasting of pediatric intensive care unit length of stay using computerized provider orders.

OBJECTIVE To develop a model to produce real-time, updated forecasts of patients' intensive care unit length of stay using naturally generated provider orders. The model was designed to be integrated within a computerized decision support system to improve patient flow management. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Twenty-six bed pediatric intensive care unit within an urban, academ...