Intensive care units (ICUs) operate with fixed capacities and face uncertainty such as demand variability, leading to demand-driven, early discharges to free up beds. These discharges can increase readmission rates, negatively impacting patient outcomes and aggravating ICU bottleneck congestion....

Intensive care units (ICUs) operate with fixed capacities and face uncertainty such as demand variability, leading to demand-driven, early discharges to free up beds. These discharges can increase ICU readmission rates, negatively impacting patient outcomes and aggravating ICU bottleneck...

Intensive care units (ICUs) operate with fixed capacities and face uncertainty such as demand variability, leading to demand-driven, early discharges to free up beds. These discharges can increase readmission rates, negatively impacting patient outcomes and aggravating ICU bottleneck congestion....

Intensive care units (ICUs) operate with fixed capacities and face uncertainty such as demand variability, leading to demand-driven, early discharges to free up beds. These discharges can increase ICU readmission rates, negatively impacting patient outcomes and aggravating ICU bottleneck...

Background Iran's fee-for-service (FFS) payment model in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is contentious due to the involvement of multiple stakeholders with differing interests, leading to increased costs, fragmentation, and reduced quality of care. This study explores the experiences and...

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems are under extreme pressure. This study analyzed health care resource use (HCRU) and costs in patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 and aimed to estimate the one-year direct medical cost of the disease in Turkey. Methods: This...