When patients decide the admission – a four year pre-post study of changes in admissions and inpatient days following patient controlled admission contracts

Abstract Background Mental health professionals usually decide patients’ access to inpatient care to ensure the rational and fair distribution of care based on need and prognosis. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effects of increasing patients’ influence on admission by enablin...

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Main Authors: Olav Nyttingnes, Torleif Ruud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05101-z