Term: Inappropriate Admissions

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

Patients admitted into an acute care hospital that did not need acute care under the InterQual criteria.

Related terms 

• Acute Care
• Acute Care Hospitals
• InterQual Criteria

References 

• De Coster C, Peterson S, Kasian P. Alternatives to Acute Care . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health and Evaluation, 1996. [Report] [Summary] (View)