Term: Hospital Per Diem Costs

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2015-05-12

Definition:

This is the average cost per day associated with providing medical care to patients while in hospital. Costs for hospital services were calculated as a per diem based on the total hospital expenditures spent by the Manitoba Government for hospital services and number of days patients spent admitted to a hospital within a fiscal year.

References 

• Martens P, Nickel N, Forget E, Lix L, Turner D, Prior H, Walld R, Soodeen RA, Rajotte L, Ekuma O. The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)