Variations in Hospital Length of Stay: Their Relationship to Health Outcomes

NTIS order #PB84-111483

Report cover
Full Report ~1050K
Front Matter ~69K
Table of Contents ~18K

Chapters
1: Introduction and Executive Summary ~27K
2: Variations in Hospital Length of Stay ~160K
3: Length of Stay and Outcome: Myocardial Infarction ~43K
4: Length of Stay and Outcome: Elective Surgery ~22K
5: Length of Stay and Outcome: Obstetrics ~27K
6: Length of Stay and Outcome; Psychiatry ~27K
7: Summary and Implications for Research and Policy ~59K

Appendixes
A: Length of Stay and Outcome: ~153K
B: Length of Stay and Outcome: Elective Surgery ~93K
C: Health Program Advisory Committee and Acknowledgments ~12K
References ~453K