Phase-Type Survival Trees to Model a Delayed Discharge and Its Effect in a Stroke Care Unit

The problem of hospital patients’ delayed discharge or ‘bed blocking’ has long been a challenge for healthcare managers and policymakers. It negatively affects the hospital performance metrics and has other severe consequences for the healthcare system, such as affecting patients’ health. In our pre...

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Main Authors: Lalit Garg, Sally McClean, Brian Meenan, Maria Barton, Ken Fullerton, Sandra C. Buttigieg, Alexander Micallef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Algorithms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/15/11/414