Clinical factors contributing to high cost hospitalizations in a Canadian tertiary care centre

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Babak Rashidi (Author), Daniel M. Kobewka (Author), David J. T. Campbell (Author), Alan J. Forster (Author), Paul E. Ronksley (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Abstract Background Like much of the developed world, healthcare costs in Canada are rising. A small proportion of patients account for a large proportion of healthcare spending and much of this spending occurs in acute care settings. The purpose of our study was to determine potentially modifiable...