Older high-cost patients in Norwegian somatic hospitals: a register-based study of patient characteristics
Objective Two-thirds of the economic resources in Norwegian hospitals are used on 10% of the patients. Most of these high-cost patients are older adults, which experience more unplanned hospital admissions, longer hospital stays and higher readmission rates than other patients. This study aims to ex...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e074411.full |