The Coxian Phase-type distribution with a Hidden Node

Healthcare providers are under increased pressure to ensure that the quality<br/>of care delivered to patients are off the highest standard. Modelling quality of<br/>care is difficult due to the many ways of defining it. This paper introduces a potential<br/>model which could be used to take quality of care into account when modelling<br/>length of stay. The Coxian phase-type distribution is used to model length of stay<br/>and quality of care incorporated into this using a Hidden Markov model. This model<br/>is then applied to