An analysis of the length of stay and effectiveness of treatment for hip fracture patients in Japan: Evaluation of the 2002 revision of the medical service fee schedule

The length of hospital stay and effectiveness of medical treatment are analyzed using data of patients hospitalized due to hip fractures of four hospitals in Japan. The influence of the Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule in April, 2002, is evaluated, and factors which may have affected the...

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Published in:Journal of Health Economics 2006-07, Vol.25 (4), p.722-739
Main Authors: Nawata, Kazumitsu, Nitta, Ayako, Watanabe, Sonoko, Kawabuchi, Koichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Average days of stay
Economic models
Effectiveness
Fees and Charges
Fractured Hips
Fractures
Health administration
Health care expenditures
Health Care Surveys
Health economics
Health policy
Hip fractures
Hip Fractures - therapy
Hospital costs
Hospital reform
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Japan
Length of Stay
Medical treatment
Models, Statistical
Numerical analysis
Ordered probit model
Patient admissions
Proportional hazard model
Simultaneous equation model
Studies
Treatment
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The length of hospital stay and effectiveness of medical treatment are analyzed using data of patients hospitalized due to hip fractures of four hospitals in Japan. The influence of the Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule in April, 2002, is evaluated, and factors which may have affected the length of stay and effectiveness of treatment (walking ability upon departure from the hospital) are also analyzed by a newly developed simultaneous equation model.
ISSN:0167-6296
0167-6269
1879-1646
DOI:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.002