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Term: Acute Care Hospital Services

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

Measures of health care utilization represented by three separate rates: 1) The rate of hospital admission per 1000 persons, 2) the average length of stay per hospital admission, and 3) total days of hospital care per 1000 persons.

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References 

  • Mustard CA, Derksen S, Kozyrskyj A. A Description of the Use of Insured Health Care Services by Income Assistance Recipients in the Province of Manitoba: A Pilot Study. Recipients of Income Assistance for Mental Health Disability. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2000. [Report] [Summary] (View)


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Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine,
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences,
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University of Manitoba
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