Evaluating readmission rates and discharge planning by analyzing the length-of-stay of patients

DOI10.1007/s10479-018-2957-1zbMath1480.62241MaRDI QIDQ2329891

Wanlu Gu, Haitao Liao, Neng Fan

Publication date: 18 October 2019

Published in: Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/632352

zbMATH Keywords

Markov chains; phase-type distribution; healthcare quality; length-of-stay; readmission rate

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62P20: Applications of statistics to economics

Uses Software

• EMpht

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