| Titre : | HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DECISIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND THE USE OF UNOBSERVED INFORMATION ON CASE - MIX SEVERITY (1991) |
| Auteurs : | S.C. STEARNS ; HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | HSR Health services research (vol. 26, n° 1, 1991/04) |
| Pagination : | 25 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Hôpital ; GHM ; Séjour ; Sortie ; Mortalité ; Qualité soins ; Etats Unis |
| Résumé : | Empirical results show no evidence that longer lengths of stay for congestive heart failure lead to lower postadmission mortality; however, greater availability of nursing home beds may reduce length of stay and may shift terminal care away from a hospital setting. (R.A.) |

