Classification of long-term care wards and their functional characteristics: analysis of national hospital data in Japan

Classification of long-term care wards and their functional characteristics: analysis of national hospital data in Japan

Abstract Background In a rapidly aging society that has promoted extensive reforms of the healthcare system, clarifying functional patterns in long-term care wards is important for developing regional healthcare policies. This study aimed to classify patterns of inpatient characteristics among Japan...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Igarashi, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani, Kojiro Morita, Hiroki Matsui, Claudia K.Y. Lai, Hideo Yasunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Cluster analysis
Healthcare policy
Healthcare reform
Hospital
Long-term care ward
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3468-0

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