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Are longer hospital stays beneficial for the elderly?
M Suzanne Sheppard1, Melanie R Rathgeber, Joanne M Franko
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
Hospital Quarterly
|May 10, 2003
Abstract:
Utilization review is a way to manage healthcare costs and is widespread in Canada, as managers attempt to use available acute-care beds in a best practice manner. As we reduce beds and decrease length of stay, we often wonder if the outcomes for patients are affected, particularly if the patients are elderly.