Reducing the length of postnatal hospital stay: implications for cost and quality of care

UK health services are under pressure to make cost savings while maintaining quality of care. Typically reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital and increasing bed occupancy are advocated to achieve service efficiency. Around 800,000 women give birth in the UK each year making maternity...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC health services research 2016-01, Vol.16 (16), p.16-16, Article 16
Hauptverfasser:	Bowers, John, Cheyne, Helen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Bed Occupancy - economics Bed Occupancy - statistics & numerical data Cost Savings - economics Female Hospital Costs Hospitals, Maternity - economics Hospitals, Maternity - statistics & numerical data Humans Length of Stay - economics Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Medical care Medical care, Cost of Medical Staff, Hospital - economics Medical Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Midwifery - economics Midwifery - statistics & numerical data Patient Acuity Patient Admission - economics Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Patient Discharge - economics Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Patient Safety - economics Patient Safety - statistics & numerical data Patient Satisfaction Postnatal Care - economics Postnatal Care - statistics & numerical data Quality management Quality of Health Care Scotland Workload - economics
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