Produktinformation
This research attempts to construct mathematical models for estimating length of stay per admission and investigating the effects of patients' characteristics and clinical indicators on the length of stay for the top ten Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) at a teaching hospital. It is also concerned with the development of cost per admission and cost per patient day functions. Further, these functions are used for analysis to determine a value of the length of stay that would minimize cost per patient day. Also, the effects of changing the length of stay (from the actual to the projected levels) on the total cost per year and the cost per patient day are examined. Moreover, the current cost system for the teaching hospital is evaluated and a new cost system (Activity-Based Costing) is proposed. The nuclear medicine unit is selected to implement the new cost system. Overall, this research offers a new decision support instrument for healthcare administrators.Produktkennzeichnungen
EAN9783838329819
ISBN9783838329819, 3838329813
ISBN-103838329813
ISBN-139783838329819
eBay Product ID (ePID)160950711
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
VerlagLap Lambert Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr2010
Anzahl der Seiten244 Seiten
PublikationsnameA Predictive Model For Patient Length of Stay At A Teaching Hospital
SpracheEnglisch
AutorSakesun Suthummanon
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
HörbuchNo
SprachausgabeEnglisch
InhaltsbeschreibungPaperback
Seiten244 Seiten
Item Height1cm
Item Length22cm
Item Weight381g
Item Width15cm