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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2016.7.4.059

Inpatient care focused strategy and convergence performance in hospitals  

Yoo, Hai-Won (Department of Healthcare Administration, Hanyang Cyber University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.7, no.4, 2016 , pp. 59-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed the relationship between the convergence performance in hospital. This study examined previous research and calculated centralized index using diagnosis related groups. In addition, multiple regression analysis was used based on LOS in order to understand the effect of focused strategy which quality of medical inpatient service. The centralized level was examined by analyzing national inpatient sample data using 'Internal Herfindahl-Hirshman index' This study is significant because it reviewed medical inpatient service quality by measuring hospital centralized level which has been rarely studied before Korea.
Keywords
Hospital management; Centralized level; Operating performance; LOS; Convergence effect;
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