Browsing by Subject "Small Area Rate Variation"
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The effect of community of discharge on length of stay for unplanned hospitalizations: An indicator of community care integration?
(2020-08-07)Objective: Adjusted hospital length of stay (LOS), widely used to benchmark hospital efficiency, does not account for community-driven variation. We estimate the extent to which community affects LOS for unplanned ... -
SMALL AREA VARIATIONS IN UNPLANNED REPEAT HOSPITALIZATION IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2018-04-25)Objective: Unplanned readmission to hospital is widely used as an indicator of hospital performance. Community-based primary health care systems likely also play a role in unexpected returns to hospital. Our objective was ...