Quicker and sicker: real or imagined?
In spite of continued public statements regarding the premature discharge of patients from America's hospitals, the study presented here indicates that Vanderbilt Medical Center patients do not have this problem. It is projected that similar results would be found in hospitals across the country.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013714:Tennessee