title: The pre-admission program: a proactive approach to management.
abstract: 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.
authors: University of Alberta Hospitals.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Allison
mesh_terms: 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