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The utilization of acute care medical beds in Prince Edward Island Wright, Charles J.; Cardiff, K. (Karen), 1953-

Abstract

In the processes of health care management and reform the issue of efficiency has always received much attention, but recently more questions are being asked about the appropriateness of services and the current configuration of the health care system in general. Recent studies in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario examining the appropriateness of acute care bed utilization have shown that a proportion ofthese beds are occupied by patients whose care requirements could be provided in alternative settings. This study was commissioned by the Ministry of Health of Prince Edward Island to examine hospital bed utilization in the province using similar methodology to that used in the other Canadian studies.

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Title
The utilization of acute care medical beds in Prince Edward Island
Alternate Title
HPRU 98:14D
Creator
Wright, Charles J.; Cardiff, K. (Karen), 1953-
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Date Issued
1998-11
Description
In the processes of health care management and reform the issue of efficiency has always received much attention, but recently more questions are being asked about the appropriateness of services and the current configuration of the health care system in general. Recent studies in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario examining the appropriateness of acute care bed utilization have shown that a proportion ofthese beds are occupied by patients whose care requirements could be provided in alternative settings. This study was commissioned by the Ministry of Health of Prince Edward Island to examine hospital bed utilization in the province using similar methodology to that used in the other Canadian studies.
Subject
Hospitals -- Prince Edward Island; Medical care -- Prince Edward Island; Health services administration
Geographic Location
Prince Edward Island
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-09-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0048457
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50328
Affiliation
Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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