The pre-admission program: a proactive approach to management.
Spiralling health care costs are forcing hospital administrators to find creative alternatives to traditional health care delivery systems. One of the most recent innovations rapidly gaining favour is the pre-admission program. The article describes how a well-developed pre-admission program can have a significantly positive impact on bed utilization, diagnostic services, patient satisfaction and overall quality of care, and provides examples from a successful pre-admission program implemented at the University of Alberta Hospitals.
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University of Alberta Hospitals.
D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000416:Alberta; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012944:Social Support