The evaluation of hospital stays for total hip replacement.
The purpose of this study is to present four care experiments developed in the Netherlands and New York State that aim to reduce mean hospital stays for total hip replacement and thus increase efficiency of hospital utilization without adversely influencing quality of care. The major components of the programs and their impact on lengths of stay are described.
Westert
G P
GP
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Lagoe
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006302:Health Services Research; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011383:Progressive Patient Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards