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The pre-admission program: a proactive approach to management.

S Allison
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Spiralling health care costs are forcing hospital administrators to find creative alternatives to traditional health care delivery systems. One of the most recent innovations rapidly gaining favour is the pre-admission program. The article describes how a well-developed pre-admission program can have a significantly positive impact on bed utilization, diagnostic services, patient satisfaction and overall quality of care, and provides examples from a successful pre-admission program implemented at the University of Alberta Hospitals.

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S Allison. The pre-admission program: a proactive approach to management.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10119470/

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