Difference between observed and predicted length of stay as an indicator of inpatient care inefficiency

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 375-384

  Jiménez, Rosa ^a   López, Libia ^b   Dominguez, Daniel ^b   Fariñas, Humberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Access and evaluation; Health care quality; Length of stay; Process assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CUBA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 2442749665     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.5.375     Document Type: Article

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