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  • Title: Improving the delivery of clinic care.
    Author: Novie AS, Gladstone L, Unger A, Paul ML.
    Journal: Hosp Cost Manag Account; 1992 Nov; 4(8):1-8. PubMed ID: 10122657.
    Abstract:
    There has been an increasingly widespread movement toward the delivery of health care in outpatient settings. Hospitals must start to prepare for the shift from inpatient to outpatient services. Reductions in reimbursement and increasing costs will force hospitals to collect and obtain more data on outpatient services. Projecting future demands and assessing current utilization rates are two of the key factors in maintaining stability. This article is a case study of a major urban medical center's outpatient clinic. It includes a summary of observations on the clinic's daily operations and several recommendations for improvement. While the original analysis was highly specific to the actual facility observed, this article has been structured so that it may be applied to other institutions.
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