title: Tapping into hidden hospital bed capacity.
abstract: Using existing resources more efficiently can help hospitals relieve their bed-capacity problems cost-effectively. Hospitals need to: Measure performance in key areas that affect patient flow and capacity Identify the drivers of capacity constraints and key opportunities for performance improvement Understand how patients flow through the hospital to identify the causes of capacity problems.
authors: Stockamp & Associates, Inc., Portland, Ore., USA.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Kirby
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Kjesbo
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D019090:Case Management; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D014481:United States