An Analysis of Patient Return Times for a V.A. Hospital Radiology Department

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1979 English Publisher:Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)Journal:Radiology, volume 130, pages 534-534 (issn: 0033-8419, eissn: 1527-1315,

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Authors: R L, Morin; B G, Eaton; D E, Raeside;

doi: 10.1148/130.2.534

pmid: 760175

An Analysis of Patient Return Times for a V.A. Hospital Radiology Department

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An analysis of the Oklahoma City V.A. Hospital Radiology Department's patient film files was conducted to determine the distribution of the time interval separating occurrences of patient service. Fifty per cent of the population was served a second time within about 3 months.

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Time Factors, Radiology Department, Hospital, Hospitals, Veterans, Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499, Hospital Departments, Oklahoma, Patient Readmission, Medical Records

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