Who determines nasopharyngeal carcinoma inpatients’ medical expenditure? Importance factor ranking using the random forest model
Length of stay was an important factor in total medical expenditure and out-of-pocket costs, and the medical payment method was an important factor in the rates of out-of-pocket costs. To reduce the burden of NPC patients' medical expenditure, (1) we can reduce the length of stay by improving the level of medical technology; (2) increasing government medical expenditures and improving the level of medical security; (3)promoting smoking bans, and strengthening screening in high-risk areas.
Authors
- Jingya Nong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7279-0302)
- Pei Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1446-6569)
- Bo Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-5668)
- Lilian Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3589-285X)
- Xiaoqiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1980-0142)
- Yu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4800-4887)
- Pinghua Zhu
Institutions
- Guangxi Medical University (CN)
- Guangxi Science and Technology Department (CN)
- Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Beihang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1639687
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00