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Reducing specialty bed use.

D Mahon·V Jensen·S Palmer·M Peterson·V Vowell
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Saint Joseph Hospital is a tertiary care teaching facility with 602 licensed beds. In 1992 it was noted that there was a significant rise in the use of specialty beds within the hospital. Guidelines for selection, initiation, and termination were nonexistent. In an effort to reduce high costs associated with specialty bed use a study was conducted to determine appropriate selection criteria and monitor patient outcomes.

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D Mahon, V Jensen, S Palmer, M Peterson, V Vowell. Reducing specialty bed use.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7783791/

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