Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Challenging the Myths of the Against Medical Advice Discharge
- 1 October 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 174 (10), HO2-HO3
- https://doi.org/10.7326/m21-3450
Abstract
Against medical advice (AMA) discharges, when a patient leaves the hospital before reaching a physician-recommended end point, constitute 2% of hospital discharges in the United States. This commen...This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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