Assessing Clinical Instability at Discharge

The Clinician's Responsibility

Robert H. Brook, Katherine L. Kahn, Jacqueline Kosecoff

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1992Published In: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, v. 268, no. 10, Sep. 9, 1992, p. 1321-1322

Based on the work done in RAND's effect of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) study, urges physicians to adopt policies to prevent hospital discharge for people who are clinically unstable. It suggests that formal guidelines be promulgated.

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  • Copyright: American Medical Association
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1992
  • Pages: 2
  • Document Number: EP-199209-02

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