Calculating hospital length of stay using the Hospital Episode Statistics; a comparison of methodologies
Abstract Background Accurate calculation of hospital length of stay (LOS) from the English Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) is important for a wide range of audit and research purposes. The two methodologies which are commonly used to achieve this differ in their accuracy and complexity. We compare...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2295-z |