1999
Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care
Inouye S, Schlesinger M, Lydon T. Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 565-573. PMID: 10335730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00070-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careGeriatric careOlder personsHospital-related complicationsRoutine cognitive assessmentAcute confusional stateRecognition of deliriumHigh-quality geriatric careSkilled nursing staffOlder patientsConfusional stateGeriatric expertisePractice patternsClinical pathwayDeliriumNursing staffGreater incidenceClinical implicationsCost-containment practicesCase managementCognitive AssessmentCareHealth careEarly stagesComplications
1991
A national study of psychiatric hospital care
Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H, Epstein S, Hoover C. A national study of psychiatric hospital care. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 204-210. PMID: 1987819, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.2.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient settingMental health service systemPsychiatric hospital careNumber of patientsSource of carePsychiatric inpatient servicesPrivate psychiatric hospitalMental health facilitiesHealth service systemHospital careHealth facilitiesPayer sourceInpatient servicesPsychiatric hospitalAspects of qualityDiagnostic mixCareHealth careNational studySimilar effectsNational sampleMost settingsSignificant interactionType of facilityOwnership-related differences