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. 1968 Spring;3(1):12-34.

Length of stay: prediction and explanation

D H Gustafson

Length of stay: prediction and explanation

D H Gustafson. Health Serv Res. 1968 Spring.

Abstract

Five methodologies for predicting hospital length of stay were developed and compared. Two—a subjective Bayesian forecaster and a regression forecaster—also measured the relative importance of the symptomatic and demographic factors in predicting length of stay. The performance of the methodologies was evaluated with several criteria of effectiveness and one of cost. The results should provide encouragement for those interested in computer applications to utilization review and to scheduling inpatient admissions.

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