title: [Evaluation of the appropriateness of hospital use: the case of IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, Italy].
abstract: To measure the level of not appropriated hospital use for some DRG's a Lombardia Region AEP version was applied to two units in the Ospedale Maggiore in Milano. The aims of the study was to evaluate the level of appropriateness in Neurology and Dermatology wards for some DRG's which are at risk to be applied in not appropriated way, to study the reasons of not appropriated use, to educate medical doctors in neurology and dermatology to apply for the right level of care for they patients and to highlight some limits of the Lombardia Regional protocol.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva Università degli Studi di Milano. silvana.castaldi@unimi.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castaldi
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: della Croce
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carminati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bombardieri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Auxilia
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007902:Length of Stay; D009462:Neurology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014600:Utilization Review