BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases are the main reasons for admission to the medical wards in high-income countries. While in low and middle income countries communicable diseases are the main reasons for admission to the medical wards. However, in some low and middle income countries the reasons for admission are changing from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases. But, data on ...

Medical organizations are implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems in order to improve medical decisionmaking. The goal of this study was to characterize the specific data components that improve the process of medical decision-making in an emergency department (ED). The outcome measures were the decision to admit/discharge a patient, and differences in single-day admission rates wit...

Hospital admissions from nursing homes have not previously been investigated in Norway. During 12 months all hospital admissions (acute and elective) from 32 nursing homes in Bergen were recorded via the Norwegian ambulance register. The principal diagnosis made during the stay, length of stay, and the ward were sourced from the hospital's data register and data were merged. Altogether 1,311 ho...

AIMS AND METHODS To determine whether a programme of continuous medical record review of deaths, unexpected intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and admissions referred by medical and nursing staff for specific review, would provide a range of adverse events from which to gain insight into the healthcare system of a large paediatric referral hospital. A quality assurance programme was commence...