Term: Hospital Marginal Costs Per Diem

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The weighted cost applied to all days of stay after the Average Length Of Stay (ALOS), once the patient stay is beyond the trim point.

Related terms 

• Average Length of Stay (ALOS)
• Marginal Cost
• Per Diem (PD)
• Trim Point

References 

• Lloyd M, Shanahan M, Brownell M, Roos NP. Hospital Case Mix Costing Project 1991/92: Methodological Appendix. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1995. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Shanahan M, Lloyd M, Roos NP, Brownell M. Hospital Case Mix Costing Project 1991/92. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)