Using predicted length of stay to define treatment and model costs in hospitalized adults with serious illness: an evaluation of palliative care

Using predicted length of stay to define treatment and model costs in hospitalized adults with serious illness: an evaluation of palliative care

Abstract Background Economic research on hospital palliative care faces major challenges. Observational studies using routine data encounter difficulties because treatment timing is not under investigator control and unobserved patient complexity is endemic. An individual’s predicted LOS at admissio...

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Main Authors: Peter May, Charles Normand, Danielle Noreika, Nevena Skoro, J. Brian Cassel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Health Economics Review
Subjects:
Palliative care
Hospital costs
Length of stay
Health expenditure
Measurement error
Model comparison
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-021-00336-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-021-00336-w

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