A Multinomial Logit Model for the Spatial Distribution of Hospital Utilization
医院利用空间分布的多项 Logit 模型
Effective planning and management of multi-institutional health care systems require models to explain and predict hospital utilization in a region. In this study, a multinomial logit model has been formulated and estimated for inpatient hospital utilization in a region. Various measures and indexes that account for the relative attractiveness of hospitals are used in the specification of the model. A data base of more than 130,000 patient records is used to estimate the…