Relationship between hospital structural level and length of stay outliers: Implications for hospital payment systems

Health Policy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-168

  Cots, Francesc ^a   Mercadé, Lluc ^a   Castells, Xavier ^a   Salvador, Xavier ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b C Agy Hlth Technol Assess Res   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospital payment system; Hospital structural level; Outliers; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPAIN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTLIERS, DRG; SPAIN;

EID: 1942517324     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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