Is it Financially Efficient to Lose the Ring-Fenced Elective Orthopaedic Ward?

J. Soler (), Sanjiv Manjure and Yegappan Kalairajah

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2013, vol. 11, issue 2, 154 pages

Abstract: We conclude that losing the ring-fenced ward and admitting elective arthroplasty patients to general wards results in longer length of stay and a financial loss of 6.82 % per hip and knee arthroplasty patient. Copyright European Union 2013

Date: 2013
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