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International Journal for Quality in Health Care 14:431-432 (2002)
© 2002 International Society for Quality in Health Care

Letter to the Editor

Assessing inappropriate hospital stay in Internal Medicine using the Dutch Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol

Lambert J. G. G. Panis, Frank W.S.M. Verheggen, Peter Pop and Martin H. Prins

Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
Quality Council, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement (CBO), Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Internal Medicine, University Maastricht, The Netherlands
Transmural & Diagnostic Center, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment
University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

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To the Editor: As stated in several international studies [1–14], the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP) [15–18] is a useful tool to detect the overuse of hospitalization resources. We modified the AEP to the Dutch health care system in order to assess appropriateness of care in Dutch hospitals [19,20]. Since we expected to find in this study a rate of inappropriate stay similar to that of other international studies (approximately 30%), we were indeed very surprised to find . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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