Attending physicians believe that hospitalized patients are treated at the appropriate level of care : A qualitative study
(2016) In International Journal of Healthcare Management 9(4). p.219-224- Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the appropriateness of hospitalized patients’ level of care as assessed by their treating physicians. The study was conducted as a qualitative study, based on a questionnaire. The study suggests that physicians generally believe that patients who occupy in-hospital beds are cared for at the appropriate level of care. It is worth to note that a relatively large fraction of patients have had their medical needs attended to, but remain hospitalized while waiting for municipal action. Successful downsizing of in-hospital bed-capacity assumes that either a segment of patients who are inappropriately hospitalized exists and could be identified, or that viable alternatives to in-hospital care exist... (More)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the appropriateness of hospitalized patients’ level of care as assessed by their treating physicians. The study was conducted as a qualitative study, based on a questionnaire. The study suggests that physicians generally believe that patients who occupy in-hospital beds are cared for at the appropriate level of care. It is worth to note that a relatively large fraction of patients have had their medical needs attended to, but remain hospitalized while waiting for municipal action. Successful downsizing of in-hospital bed-capacity assumes that either a segment of patients who are inappropriately hospitalized exists and could be identified, or that viable alternatives to in-hospital care exist and are available. The results of the present study argue against the first statement. However, we have identified a segment of patients who experience an unnecessarily long in-patient length of stay due to waiting times for municipal action and other post-discharge follow-up measures. Alternatives to in-hospital care which deserve further attention are supporting services in the outpatient setting.
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- author
- Mauritzon, Ingela ; Blom, Mathias LU ; Borna, Catharina LU and Ivarsson, Kjell LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-10-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Delayed discharge, Hospital overcrowding, Patient flows
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- International Journal of Healthcare Management
- volume
- 9
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 6 pages
- publisher
- Maney Publishing
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- scopus:84994316362
- ISSN
- 2047-9700
- DOI
- 10.1179/2047971915Y.0000000021
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 1a0aae5e-1ed1-449c-a57a-d610d960cd3c
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- 2016-12-07 12:50:46
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pages = {{219--224}},
publisher = {{Maney Publishing}},
series = {{International Journal of Healthcare Management}},
title = {{Attending physicians believe that hospitalized patients are treated at the appropriate level of care : A qualitative study}},
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doi = {{10.1179/2047971915Y.0000000021}},
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