A. Yes ,they are different.
B. They are different because the number of discharges is more in teaching hospitals than the number of discharges in non -teaching hospitals but the length of stay is same for both .
5. The NIS database was utilized to compare the median cost and length of stay for...
Unplanned hospital readmissions are a serious matter for patients and a quality and cost issue for the healthcare system of every country. For example, in the United States, during 2011, nearly 19 percent of Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of their initial discharge, running up an additional $26 billion in healthcare costs. Hospitals are seeking more effective ways to identify patients at high risk of readmission—especially now that Medicare has begun reducing payments to hospitals...