Using Tracking Tools to Improve Patient Flow in Hospitals
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Executive Summary Hospitals in the United States are experiencing financial and operational stress. Margins are thin and bed capacity is at a premium. Experts project the need for new bed capacity to rise 20 percent by 2012.1 Adding new physical capacity is often out of the question. In some urban areas, the estimated cost of adding physical capacity can exceed $1 million per bed. For a facility with an average length of stay of five days, each additional bed accommodates only about 70 extra admissions annually.2
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Using Tracking Tools to Improve Patient Flow in Hospitals
Executive Summary Hospitals in the United States are experiencing financial and operational stress. Margins are thin and bed capacity is at a premium. Experts project the need for new bed capacity to rise 20 percent by 2012.1 Adding new physical capacity is often out of the question. In some urban areas, the estimated cost of adding physical capacity can exceed $1 million per bed. For a facilit...
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