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45. Why Is July a Bad Month to Visit the Hospital?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Is the July Effect a Good Thing to Do in the New Year?

The effects of this turnover, at least in our opinion, seem to be occurring before the turnover itself. Those longer lengths of stay could mean that care is less efficient because doctors keep patients in the hospital for longer. Either way, the cost ciated with the july effect could be large. But that's, unfortunately, not a simple calculation.

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