Change and opportunity in ambulatory care.
Non-inpatient care is assuming greater importance within the Australian health system. The management of the delivery of health services is becoming a responsibility of clinicians. Clinicians, nurses, managers and academics need to come together to advance these issues. This paper outlines the thinking at Monash Medical Centre, a new 747-bed tertiary hospital situated in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
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Monash Medical Centre.
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Howard
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014739:Victoria