Prediction of hospital visits for the general inpatient care using floating catchment area methods: a reconceptualization of spatial accessibility

Prediction of hospital visits for the general inpatient care using floating catchment area methods: a reconceptualization of spatial accessibility

Abstract Background The adequate allocation of inpatient care resources requires assumptions about the need for health care and how this need will be met. However, in current practice, these assumptions are often based on outdated methods (e.g. Hill-Burton Formula). This study evaluated floating cat...

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Main Authors: J. Bauer, D. Klingelhöfer, W. Maier, L. Schwettmann, D. A. Groneberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Spatial accessibility
Floating catchment area
Hospital visits
Prediction
Need
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-020-00223-3

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