Lagoe Ronald J, Westert Gert P, Kendrick Kathleen, Morreale Gene, Mnich Saundra
Hospital Executive Council, PO Box 35089, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Health Care Manage Rev. 2005 Apr-Jun;30(2):82-92. doi: 10.1097/00004010-200504000-00002.
Major financial constraints on health care payors are increasing pressure on hospitals to become more efficient. This study described the use of common data formats and specific interventions with physicians and nursing homes to reduce inpatient lengths of stay by four hospitals in Syracuse, New York. These initiatives saved over 28,000 patient days and an average daily census of 96.0 over a 3.5-year period.
医疗保健支付方面临的重大财务限制给医院带来了越来越大的压力,促使其提高效率。本研究描述了纽约州锡拉丘兹市的四家医院如何使用通用数据格式以及针对医生和疗养院采取的具体干预措施,以缩短住院时间。在3.5年的时间里,这些举措节省了超过28000个住院日,平均每日普查人数减少了96.0人。