On the tension between standardized and customized policies in health care: The case of length-of-stay reduction

Hospitals increasingly adopt standardized policies as a way to improve the efficiency of health care delivery. One key policy has been to reduce a patient's length of stay, which is commonly perceived as an effective means of improving patient outcome, as well as reducing the cost per procedure...

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Main Authors: Catena, R, Dopson, S, Holweg, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019