Abstract
Objective: This paper aims to describe a methodology to inform decisions about the optimal time to schedule reviews of a patient's hospital stay and to provide an example of its implementation.Method: Length of hospital stay was assessed in 1227 consecutive inpatient admissions. Data were transformed to reflect the probability of discharge from hospital in the following 7 days.Results: The resulting data reflected the points at which the conditional probability of being discharged were declining, revealing the potentially efficient times to conduct reviews of inpatient admissions.Conclusions: The methodology outlined appears useful in assisting psychiatrists responsible for inpatient care to decide upon optimal times to review a patient's stay in hospital.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 198-201 |
| Journal | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2005 |