Kato, Naoko; Kondo, Masahide; Okubo, Ichiro; Hasegawa, … - In: Health Policy 115 (2014) 2, pp. 180-188
The average length of stay (LOS) is considered one of the most significant indicators of hospital management. The steep decline in the average LOS among Japanese hospitals since the 1980s is considered to be due to cost-containment policies directed at reducing LOS. Japan's hospital sector is...