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See Latest ArticlesDirect costs associated with the appropriateness of hospital stay in elderly population
BMC Health Services Research, 09/04/09
Mould–Quevedo JF et al. – Elderly patients who were inappropriately hospitalized had a higher rate of inappropriate patient days. The average of inappropriate patient days cost is considerably higher than appropriate days. In this study, inappropriate hospital–stay causes could be attributable to physicians and current organizational management.
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