Clostridium difficile infection as a novel marker for hospital quality, efficiency and other factors associated with prolonged inpatient length of stay

Excess inpatient length of stay (LOS) varies between hospitals and is burdensome to patients and the overall healthcare system. Variation in LOS has often been associated with hospital-level factors, such as hospital efficiency and quality. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an increasingly co...

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Main Author: Miller, Aaron Christopher
Other Authors: Polgreen, Linnea
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1884
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5941&context=etd