title: Patients hospitalized for medical conditions in Winnipeg, Canada: appropriateness and level of care.
abstract: A medical record review of patients hospitalized for medical conditions in Winnipeg, Canada during 1998/99 was completed using InterQual utilization review instruments. On admission, 95% of patients required the services provided in an acute care facility. Fifty-eight percent of days in hospital following the day of admission required an acute care setting, and 42% required an alternate level of care. Our results suggest there is room for treating more acute patients within the existing system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeCoster
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trumble-Waddell
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burchill
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D008499:Medical Records; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*