PREDICTING MONTHLY INPATIENT VOLUMES IN HOSPITALS

Patient characteristics predicting better treatment outcomes in day hospitals compared with inpatient wards.

OBJECTIVE The study aimed to identify patient characteristics associated with differences in outcomes of acute treatment in day hospitals and conventional hospital wards. METHODS Data were from the European Day Hospital Evaluation (EDEN) (2000-2003), a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing acute treatment in day hospitals and conventional wards in five European countries. All 880 ...

Quebec hospitals allow inpatient use of weed.

Evaluating Inpatient Asthma Management Practices in Florida Hospitals

We evaluated inpatient asthma management practices in 10 Florida hospitals. We wanted to learn about care protocols, instrumental resources, and use of evidence-based guidelines. We sought to recommend strategies for improving care based on gaps identified by this study. We developed a survey that included detailed questions on care strategies and resources. Guidelines from the National Heart, ...

Non-specialized inpatient care provided by university hospitals in Japan

In Japan, all citizens are covered by the national insurance system in which universal free access to healthcare services is promised to everybody. Even in tertiary care university hospitals, considerable numbers of secondary care inpatients are supposed to be treated. We studied the mixed state of secondary care and tertiary care in university hospitals in Japan and its year-to-year trend. Bas...

Outpatient and Inpatient Services Satisfaction in Iranian Military Hospitals

BACKGROUND Many diagnostic and treatment procedures are done in hospitals and clinics. Offering services in these areas have a prominent role in promoting patients' satisfaction levels and their prospective about health services. OBJECTIVES This study is going to assess the satisfaction levels of patients referring to the six military hospital clinics in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this ...