title: Using the delay tool to attribute causes for unnecessary pediatric hospital days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beshansky
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Selker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008404:Massachusetts; D008499:Medical Records; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors