Where to treat the older patient? Can Markov models help us better understand the relationship between hospital and community care?

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-261

  McClean, S ^a   Millard, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costing; Health; Hospital; Markov processes; Pricing

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON EQUATION;

MARKOV FRAMEWORK; MARKOV REWARD MODEL; PHASE TYPE DISTRIBUTION; PROSTHETIC MODELS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 33846894078     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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