Investigation and analysis on patients of extended stay at 11 hospitals in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2017.07.012
- VernacularTitle:北京11所医院长期滞留病患调研分析
- Author:
Tao LI
;
Xuedong XU
;
Liping ZHOU
;
Nan LI
;
Lin TUO
- Keywords:
Clinical hospitals;
Extended hospital stay;
Investigation and analysis;
Medical disputes
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2017;33(7):519-521
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate and analyze the status quo of the patients of extended stay at 11 clinical hospitals of a general university in Beijing, and explore the countermeasures and solutions.Methods Contact with the medical affairs departments of these hospitals to collect information about such patients of extended stay.Results A total of 43 cases of patients were identified as extended stay at these hospitals, accounting for 0.00% to 0.93% of total beds.Their stay ranged from 1 month to 15 years, including 17 cases with medical disputes (39.5%), and 26 cases without (60.5%).Conclusions The phenomenon of extended stay at hospitals deserve enough attention and appropriate actions accordingly.
