Hospitals cut length stay by up to 10% since 2022, with regional and size variations highlighting operational improvements nationwide.

Artificial intelligence software that can predict a patient’s length of stay is too ad-hoc and is in need of a unified common framework, according to a new study published in PLOS Digital Health April ...

Over 50% of inpatients are unmarried and experience 22% longer LOS. Racial/income disparities are not unavoidable; how care is paid for and delivered may make a difference. To explore actionable ...

Involving hospitalists in the co-management of care for patients with cancer is associated with decreased length of hospital stay for patients, increased inpatient hospital capacity, and reduced ...

In a time of inflation, talent shortages, supply chain challenges and shrinking capital, healthcare decision-makers must be more adept than ever at stretching dollars. And those headwinds are spurring ...

A recently released report using data from the National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) verifies existing data on the prevalence of pneumonia in hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits and ...

See related research article by Caccialanza and colleagues, page 1843 The reported prevalence of poor nutritional status has varied widely in studies, in part because of different populations and ...

Post-operative recovery and length of hospital stay are critical things to consider when having major surgery. A drug commonly given to reduce the side effects of strong post-surgery pain medications ...

The average woman in Egypt only stays in the hospital for half a day after giving birth. A typical woman in Ukraine, meanwhile, stays just over six days. A new study published in PLOS Medicine March 8 ...