Does psychopathology at admission predict the length of inpatient stay in psychiatry? Implications for financing psychiatric services

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The debate on appropriate financing systems in inpatient psychiatry is ongoing. In this context, it is important to control resource use in terms of length of stay (LOS), which is the most costly factor in inpatient care and the one...

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Main Authors: Herwig Uwe, Rössler Wulf, Warnke Ingeborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/120