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  2. Roemer's law - Wikipedia

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    An increased number of beds may be due to patient preference for in-patient (rather than outpatient) care in a region." [ 5 ] [ self-published source ] Enoch Powell , the British Minister of Health, propounded a similar proposition, which he called Parkinson's law of hospital beds: "the number of patients always tends to equality with the ...

  3. Length of stay - Wikipedia

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    The prospective payment system in U.S. Medicare for reimbursing hospital care promotes shorter length of stay by paying the same amount for procedures, regardless of days spent in the hospital. Additionally, length of stay in hospital can be linked to additional quality metrics such as patient satisfaction with health professionals, reduction ...

  4. Hospital bed - Wikipedia

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    A modern hospital bed at public hospital at Hong Kong Hospital beds per 1000 people 2013 [1] A hospital bed or hospital cot is a bed specially designed for hospitalized patients or others in need of some form of health care. These beds have special features both for the comfort and well-being of the patient and for the convenience of health ...

  5. Disproportionate share hospital - Wikipedia

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    Number of Beds in Hospital Determination Number of inpatient care bed days attributable to units or wards generally payable under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System excluding beds otherwise countable used for outpatient observation, skilled nursing swing-bed, or ancillary labor/delivery services divided by the number of days in the cost ...

  6. Healthcare reform debate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the U.S. also does not measure favorably vs. OECD countries in terms of acute care hospital beds. Only four OECD countries have fewer acute care hospital beds per capita than the U.S, which has 2.7 per 1,000 population versus an OECD average of 3.8. Japan has 8.2 acute care beds per 1,000 population. [97]

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  8. Nursing care bed - Wikipedia

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    Hospital bed. Hospital beds provide all of the basic functions of a nursing care bed. However, hospitals have stricter requirements regarding hygiene as well as stability and longevity when it comes to beds. Hospital beds are also often equipped with special features (e.g. holders for IV devices, connections for intensive care, etc.). Lie-low bed

  9. Bed management in England - Wikipedia

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    The proportion attributed to social care decreased to 27.4%, compared to 30.7% in March 2018. 31.7% of the social care delays were patients awaiting a care package in their own home. 6,354 delayed days were patients awaiting the completion of a social care assessment and 9,251 days related to patients awaiting spaces in residential homes.