Accounting for the relationship between per diem cost and LOS when estimating hospitalization costs
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hospitalization costs in clinical trials are typically derived by multiplying the length of stay (LOS) by an average per-diem (PD) cost from external sources. This assumes that PD costs are independent of LOS. Resource utilization in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/439 |