Patients who are more seriously ill tend to require more hospital resources than patients who are less seriously ill, even though they are admitted to the hospital for the same reason.
Patsientidel, kes on tõsisemalt haiged, kipub olema tarvis rohkem haiglaresursse kui patsientidel, kes pole nii tõsiselt haiged, isegi kui nad on haiglasse vastu võetud samal põhjusel.