Title of article
Investigation of Rate and Effective Factors on Discharge against Medical Advice in Psychiatric Patients Over a 10-Year Period
Author/Authors
Ebnehoseini ، Zahra Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Khorasani ، Hediye Department of Health Information Technologies - Emam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Koohjani ، Zahra Department of Health Information Technologies, Unit of Economic Health - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Zibaei ، Mina Department of Health Information Management - Shahid Hasheminejad Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Deghatipour ، Amir Department of Health Information Management - Ibn-e-Sina Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Saghebi ، Ali Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Ebrahimi ، Ali Reza Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Boroujerdi ، Masoumeh Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mehri ، Mohammad Reza Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Tabesh ، Hamed Department of Medical Informatics - School of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
From page
467
To page
469
Abstract
Discharge against medical advice (AMA) has a higher rate in the psychiatric ward than in other clinical wards. Discharge AMA increases both the patient’s and the hospital’s costs of delivering clinical care.
Keywords
Patient discharges , Hospitals , Mental disorders
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences (IJMS)
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences (IJMS)
Record number
2768745
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