Background The impact of delayed discharge on patients, health‐care staff and hospital
costs has been incompletely characterized. Aim To systematically review experiences of …

Overuse, which is defined as the provision of medical services that are more likely to cause
harm than good, is a pervasive problem. Direct measurement of overuse through …

Background: Policy decisions in health care, such as hospital performance evaluation and
performance-based budgeting, require an accurate prediction of hospital length of stay …

Background Older persons are substantial consumers of both hospital-and community care,
and there are discussions regarding the potential for preventing hospitalizations through …

Objectives This study aimed to assess the incidence of inappropriate hospital stay and to
identify the reasons behind inappropriate hospitalisation. Methods This retrospective cohort …

BACKGROUND Associations between low health literacy (HL) and adverse health
outcomes have been well documented in the outpatient setting; however, few studies have …

Background Inappropriate admission and hospitalization are types of overuse that impose a
financial burden on all health systems, especially in hospitals. Objective To analyze the …

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate admission and hospitalization days are the factors that
impose more costs to hospitals. By considering current condition of hospitals, it is vital to …

Background: Reduction of inappropriate use of health services can decrease health care
costs without harming the quality of services. This study aimed to investigate inappropriate …

Background To reduce inappropriate admissions and stays with the application of an
improvement cycle in patients admitted to a University Hospital. The secondary objective is …