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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05101-z |