Hospital length of stay of patients is a crucial factor for the effective planning and
management of hospital resources. There is considerable interest in predicting the LoS of …

Objectives Predicting the length of stay (LOS) of patients in a hospital is important in
providing them with better services and higher satisfaction, as well as helping the hospital …

Over the past few years, there has been increased interest in data mining and machine
learning methods to improve hospital performance, in particular hospitals want to improve …

Background length of stay (LOS) is the time between hospital admission and discharge. LOS
has an impact on hospital management and hospital care functions. Methods A descriptive …

Background: One of the effective indicators used to determine the efficiency and optimal use
of hospital resources is the length of stay (LOS). Then, we aimed to determine LOS and its …

Background Hospital length of stay (LOS) is a key indicator of hospital care management
efficiency, cost of care, and hospital planning. Hospital LOS is often used as a measure of a …

Methods In this cross-sectional study, patients' health records were randomly selected from
archives in teaching hospitals of Qazvin in 2013. Data were collected through a data entry …

Hospital length of stay (LOS) of patients is an important factor for planning and managing the
resource utilization of a hospital. There has been considerable interest in controlling hospital …

Background: Length of stay is one of the most important indicators in assessing hospital
performance. A shorter stay can reduce the costs per discharge and shift care from inpatient …

Fixed pricing for healthcare services is emerging as an attractive business model for private
healthcare service providers. Under fixed pricing (or flat rate) contract, the patient is charged …