Trends in avoidable hospitalizations in a developed City in eastern China: 2015 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to measure the avoidable hospitalization rate and the treatment cost per hospitalization in large cities of eastern China.

Methods

In this study, the hospital discharge data of all inpatients in the city from 2015 to 2018 were collected. In accordance with the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) definition of avoidable hospitalizations, five diseases were selected as the measurement objects, including hypertension, diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as congestive heart failure (CHF). We described the avoidable hospitalization rate, average cost and length of stay for avoidable hospitalization cases. Linear probability model and log-linear model were used to control the basic characterist

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature