دورية أكاديمية
The Cost of Medically Unnecessary Days Due to Waiting for Guardianship in a State Acute Hospital System
العنوان: | The Cost of Medically Unnecessary Days Due to Waiting for Guardianship in a State Acute Hospital System |
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المؤلفون: | Patricia Brierley-Bowers EdD, PMP, Heather Connors PhD, Joanne Tompkins PhD, Peter M. Macy EdM, JD |
المصدر: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 59 (2022) |
بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publishing, 2022. |
سنة النشر: | 2022 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
الوصف: | Hospitals must do more with less, making efficiency a priority. Discharge delays create challenges for acute care hospitals. Some delays are due to patients waiting for a guardian—a person appointed to assist an adult who lacks decision-making capacity. Previous studies examine the burden of excess days in a single academic medical center (AMC); however, these institutions do not represent the entire hospital system. This descriptive study expands upon previous analyses by calculating the financial implications of medically unnecessary days in a state’s hospitals to payers. Two models are presented: one calculates the gross patient service revenues required to support excess days; the other calculates the expense to hospitals. Results suggest that substantial funds are required to support excess days. Funds may be better allocated to support the health and well-being of people needing medical care or to address the cause of delays due to waiting for guardianship. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/0046-9580; https://doaj.org/toc/1945-7243 |
DOI: | 10.1177/00469580221086912 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d665d4e4e11b4bde800affa8b7d98b3a |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.665d4e4e11b4bde800affa8b7d98b3a |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 00469580 19457243 |
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DOI: | 10.1177/00469580221086912 |