Length of stay and imminent discharge probability distributions from multistage models: Variation by diagnosis, severity of illness, and hospital

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-279

  Harrison, Gary W ^a   Escobar, Gabriel J ^b,c,d  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay distribution; Multiphase models; Multistage models; Probability of imminent discharge; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953915851     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9128-5     Document Type: Article

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