title: Measuring cost when inpatient service acuity varies.
abstract: Equivalent acute patient days (EAPDs) offer a more accurate means than adjusted patient days (APDs) to analyze a hospital's overall cost increases from one period to another in situations where there are significant differences among inpatient types in terms of acuity.
authors: Silver Lake Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA. gkoutsakos@silverlakemc.com
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Koutsakos
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D014481:United States