[ effect of payment method of treatment cost on patient length of stay in educational and healthcare centers in Qazvin]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: While hospital care has always been one of the basic requirements, Payment Method of treatment is an important factor to create equity in utilization of care. On the other hand, length of stay is one of the key indicators in hospital performance showing the efficiency of hospital care in resource consumption. The purpose of this study was to survey the effect of Payment Method of Treatment cost on the patient length of stay in educational and health centers in Qazvin in 2014