Paul D. Hain, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Chief of Staff, Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, speaking here at the 2009 Pediatric Hospitalist Conference in Tampa, Fla, discusses hospital throughput and suggests statistical tools that can help doctors increase throughput as this becomes an increasing issue for children’s hospitals.

Reading:
Howell E, Bessman E, Marshall R, Wright S. Hospitalist bed management effecting throughput from the emergency department to the intensive care unit. J Crit Care. 2009 Oct 12
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