What is it about?
Explains the principles behind hospital bed occupancy and why the often quoted figure of 85% may be a red herring
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Why is it important?
Too high hospital occupancy leads to a host of poor outcomes for patients and staff
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This is part of a wider series relating to hospital occupancy and the correct calculation of hospital bed numbers, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: Hospital bed occupancy demystified, British Journal of Healthcare Management, June 2011, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2011.17.6.242.
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