Buffer management to solve bed-blocking in the Netherlands, 2000-2010. Cooperation from an integrated care chain perspective as a key success factor for managing patient flows.
<strong>Introduction</strong>: Bed-blocking problems in hospitals reflect how difficult and complex it is to move patients smoothly through the chain of care. In the Netherlands, during the first decade of the 21<sup>st</sup> century, some hospitals attempted to tackle this p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2011-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Integrated Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijic.org/articles/650 |