The staging concept--an approach to the assessment of outcome of ambulatory care.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1976
Abstract
The paper describes a method to evaluate patient care. The technique is based on the staging concept. Its basic premise is that the seriousness of a patient's condition at some point in the treatment process is a good indicator of the outcome of the previous parts of the process. Data were collected for 5,000 patients who had been admitted to a sample of hospitals in two California cities with a primary diagnosis matching one of the diseases for which staging criteria had been developed. The results indicate that the staging technique can be used to distinguish between the outcomes of ambulatory care received by different population groups.
Volume
14
Issue
1
First Page
13
Last Page
21
ISSN
0025-7079
Published In/Presented At
Gonnella, J. S., Louis, D. Z., & McCord, J. J. (1976). The staging concept--an approach to the assessment of outcome of ambulatory care. Medical care, 14(1), 13–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-197601000-00002
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
950807
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article