An analysis of the length of stay and effectiveness of treatment for hip fracture patients in Japan: evaluation of the 2002 Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule

Kazumitsu Nawata; Ayako Nitta; Sonoko Watanabe; Koichi Kawabuchi

doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.002

An analysis of the length of stay and effectiveness of treatment for hip fracture patients in Japan: evaluation of the 2002 Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule

J Health Econ. 2006 Jul;25(4):722-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.002. Epub 2006 Jan 18.

Authors

Kazumitsu Nawata¹, Ayako Nitta, Sonoko Watanabe, Koichi Kawabuchi

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-kun Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. nawata@geosys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

PMID: 16414132
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.002

Abstract

The length of hospital stay and effectiveness of medical treatment are analyzed using data of patients hospitalized due to hip fractures of four hospitals in Japan. The influence of the Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule in April, 2002, is evaluated, and factors which may have affected the length of stay and effectiveness of treatment (walking ability upon departure from the hospital) are also analyzed by a newly developed simultaneous equation model.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fees and Charges*
Health Care Surveys
Hip Fractures / therapy*
Humans
Japan
Length of Stay*
Models, Statistical
Treatment Outcome