The cost distribution of short-stay cases, and the extent to which this cost distribution differs from that of typical cases, will be reviewed. The clinical and demographic profiles of cases identified as short stay will, as well, be appraised. Correlation of short-stay cases with specific clinical attributes may indicate that the CMG is a candidate for redesign (e.g., a split or redefinition)....

Statistics are presented on the number and rate of inpatients with surgery discharged from non-Federal short-stay hospitals and the types of surgical operations performed. The data for this report are based on information abstracted by means of the Hospital Discharge Survey from a national sample of the hospital records for discharged inpatients. Estimates of the number of patients with surgery...

The Minority Game is a model of interacting agents, who try to choose between two options every day, and those who are in the minority are winners. In an earlier paper, efficient stochastic strategies for this game was analyzed when the number of agents is 3, 5, 7. When the number of agents is large, the behaviour is qualitatively different, and as the discount parameter is varied, there is a s...

This paper assesses short stay ward facilities for children in the United Kingdom. The results of a postal questionnaire indicate that 50% of departments surveyed have a short-stay ward. Of these 25% admit small numbers of children. These are mainly children who have sustained trauma-related problems. The potential role of paediatric short-stay ward facilities is discussed.