Treatment orders are effective Royal Ottawa study finds.OTTAWA -- Community Treatment Orders are effective tools for allowing patients to live in the least restrictive setting possible while they receive diverse services, according to an article, "Community Treatment Orders: Profile of a Canadian Experience" published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Feb. 2004. The study is based on a population sociodemographic and health care use patterns at the Royal Ottawa Hospital. The report indicates that the issuance of CTOS (Convergent Technologies OS) An operating system that runs on Unisys' x86-based NGen and SuperGen series (formerly the B-series). It was originally developed by Convergent Technologies, which was acquired by Unisys. is associated with: * a statistically significant reduction in the number and length of hospital admissions; * increased use of supportive community-based services and supportive housing; and * reduced rates of and lengths of readmission readmission Managed care The admission of a Pt to a health care facility for a condition–eg, stroke, MI, GI bleeding, hip fracture, cancer surgery, shortly after discharge. See nth admission. Cf Admission, Discharge. to hospital. The researchers are: Ann-Marie A O'Brien, MSW (MicroSoft Word) See Microsoft Word. , RSW RSW Registered Social Worker RSW Resistance Spot Welding RSW Renegade Soundwave (band) RSW Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour RSW Refrigerated Seawater (fishing industry) 1, Susan J Farrell, PhD, CPsych2. |
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