Health care demand elasticities by type of service.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.07.007
Abstract: We estimate within-year price elasticities of demand for detailed health care services using an instrumental variable strategy, in which individual monthly cost shares are instrumented by employer-year-plan-month average cost shares. A specification using backward myopic… read more here.
Keywords: demand elasticities; health; health care; care demand ... See more keywords
An ensemble model based on early predictors to forecast COVID-19 health care demand in France
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103302119
Abstract: Significance The COVID-19 pandemic is inducing significant stress on health care structures, which can be quickly saturated with negative consequences for patients. As hospitalization comes late in the infection history of a patient, early predictors—such… read more here.
Keywords: health; early predictors; model; health care ... See more keywords
Variation of Daily Care Demand in Swiss General Hospitals: Longitudinal Study on Capacity Utilization, Patient Turnover and Clinical Complexity Levels
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DOI: 10.2196/27163
Abstract: Background Variations in hospitals’ care demand relies not only on the patient volume but also on the disease severity. Understanding both daily severity and patient volume in hospitals could help to identify hospital pressure zones… read more here.
Keywords: capacity utilization; clinical complexity; care demand; patient ... See more keywords