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Math - Calculate Inpatient Days

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Sunshine Hospital had 250 patients in the hospital at midnight on October 15. They admitted 30 patients on October 16 (12 to ICU, 5 to PACU, 8 to surgery, and 5 to OB) and discharged 40 patients (including deaths). Two patients were both admitted and discharged on October 16. What was the total number of inpatient service days for October 16?

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Math - Calculate Inpatient Days
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The question:

by Pat
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Sunshine Hospital had 250 patients in the hospital at midnight on October 15. They admitted 30 patients on October 16 (12 to ICU, 5 to PACU, 8 to surgery, and 5 to OB) and discharged 40 patients (including deaths). Two patients were both admitted and discharged on October 16. What was the total number of inpatient service days for October 16?



The answer:


Definition of inpatient service days:

The total number of patient days for an inpatient episode.

The duration of an inpatient's hospitalization is considered to be one day if he is admitted and discharged on the same day and also if he is admitted on one day and discharged the next day. The day of admission should be counted but not the day of discharge.

Source:
HEALTHCARE STATISTICS, http://www.scribd.com/doc/48701627/Healthcare-Statistics



(Assuming the 2 patients admitted and discharged on 10/16 are already included in the +30 admissions and -40 patients discharged.)


250 . . . 10/15 - midnight
+30 . . . 10/16 - admitted
-40 . . . 10/16 - discharged (including deaths)
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240 . . . 10/16


Note: inpatient service days for 10/16 = beginning count + additions - discharges (where the patients discharged were admitted on a prior day) + patients admitted & discharged the same day

since the 2 patients admitted and discharged the same day, I added them back into the total


Inpatient service days for 10/16 = 250 + 30 - 40 + 2 = 242



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May 26, 2011
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inpatient service days
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The hospital daily census reports show that the inpatient census at midnight was 67. Two patients were admitted yesterday morning. One patient admitted died 2 hours later; the second patient was discharged and transferred to another facility yesterday afternoon. What would be the inpatient service days for yesterday?

May 27, 2011
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Inpatient Service Days
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May 26, 2011



inpatient service days NEW
by: Anonymous

The hospital daily census reports show that the inpatient census at midnight was 67. Two patients were admitted yesterday morning. One patient admitted died 2 hours later; the second patient was discharged and transferred to another facility yesterday afternoon. What would be the inpatient service days for yesterday?

The answer:


Definition of inpatient service days:

The total number of patient days for an inpatient episode.

The duration of an inpatient's hospitalization is considered to be one day if he is admitted and discharged on the same day and also if he is admitted on one day and discharged the next day. The day of admission should be counted but not the day of discharge.

Source:
HEALTHCARE STATISTICS, http://www.scribd.com/doc/48701627/Healthcare-Statistics


(2 patients were admitted and discharged (transferred or died) yesterday.)


67 . . . xx/xx – midnight yesterday (beginning of the day, yesterday)

+2 . . . xx/xx - admitted yesterday morning
-1 . . . xx/xx – died yesterday (only in hospital 2 hours)
-1 . . . xx/xx – transferred out yesterday (afternoon)
-----
0 net change in patients for yesterday

67 . . . yy/yy – midnight today (beginning of the day, today)


inpatient service days for yesterday = 67 + 2 = 69




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Feb 22, 2012
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Inpatient headcount at midnight
by: Anonymous

What should be the answer if we want to know about inpatient headcount at midnight on 16?

Feb 22, 2012
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Inpatient headcount at midnight
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The answer on 2/22/2012:

Sunshine Hospital had 250 patients in the hospital at midnight on October 15. They admitted 30 patients on October 16 (12 to ICU, 5 to PACU, 8 to surgery, and 5 to OB) and discharged 40 patients (including deaths). Two patients were both admitted and discharged on October 16.



The inpatient head count at midnight on Oct 16 is: 240



Inpatient census (midnight, Oct 15)        250

+ Patients Admitted on Oct 16              + 30

- Patients Discharged/died on Oct 16      - 40
                                                         -------
Inpatient census (midnight, Oct 16)        240



The two patients admitted and discharged on Oct 16th do not show up in the midnight census.

However, the two patients admitted and discharged on Oct 16th are included in the Daily Inpatient Census for Oct 16th.

+ Number of Patients both Admitted
and discharged/died on Oct 16              + 2
                                                        -------
Daily Inpatient Census for Oct 16          242




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