Discharges against medical advice: time to address the causes.
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Many hospital patients start asking “How long will I need to be here?” even before the admission process is complete. Others fear that they may be discharged too soon. Both payers and physicians tend to interpret a shorter length of stay as a favourable outcome because of lower short-term costs
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: Richard Saitz
Institution: Boston Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Leadership and Management
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2162233808