title: Ambulatory care patient classification.
abstract: Efficient, cost-effective use of resources is important in every aspect of health care. As ambulatory care continues to grow, it becomes an increasingly important area for managerial attention. Few tools which are specific to the outpatient environment have been developed. This paper has suggested an approach to developing a specific instrument to assist in controlling costs in the ambulatory unit: the ambulatory patient classification system.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wakefield
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010045:Outpatients / Q000145:classification*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D000078329:Workforce