The impact of hospital harm on length of stay costs of care and length of person-centred episodes of care: a retrospective cohort study

摘要

BACKGROUND:There is a lack of data in Canada on the longitudinal effects of adverse events that occur in hospital, specifically in the period after discharge. Our objective was to quantify the impact of adverse events on hospital length of stay, length of person-centred episodes of care (PCEs) and costs of PCEs, as well as their impact on the total health system.