Predictors for shorter and longer length of hospital stay outliers: a retrospective case-control study of 8247 patients at a university hospital trauma department

BACKGROUND Providing efficient healthcare is important for hospitals. Shorter and longer length of hospital stay (LOS) outliers influence financial results and reimbursement. The objective of this study was to identify independent diagnosis related group (DRG)-related risk factors for sh...

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Published in:	Swiss Medical Weekly
Main Authors:	Thorsten Jentzsch, Burkhardt Seifert, Valentin Neuhaus, Rudolf M. Moos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2018-08-01
Subjects:	length of stay (LOS) at the hospital diagnosis related groups (DRG) outlier inlier trauma fractures
Online Access:	https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2502

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