System predicts patient census, forecasts staffing needs, costs.
Given the present climate concerning hospital costs, it has become imperative for hospitals to take steps to ensure that they provide care in the most efficient possible manner. Donald N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital has developed a system that allows it to respond with unusual precision to changing patient workloads. Both staffing and other operations can be altered to meet a changing patient census.
D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000639:trends*; D002140:California; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D010559:Personnel Management; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling