The cost of readmissions in hospitals: the case of the Spanish public hospitals

Abstract Background In this paper, we propose a novel model that allows us to understand the effect of hospital readmissions on technology and costs. To do this, we consider that hospitals may experience heterogeneous discharges: on the one hand, discharges corresponding to patients who have complet...

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Main Authors: Ana Rodriguez-Alvarez, Eder Alonso-Iglesias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Health Economics Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-024-00575-7
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