title: Assessing Occupancy and Its Relation to Healthcare-Associated Infections.
abstract: Occupancy has been associated with risk for healthcare-associated infections, yet its definition varies widely. Occupancy can be modeled as a function of census, acuity of the patient care unit, staffing ratio, or some combination. This article discusses the appropriate parameterization of these measures and how to interpret their impact. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016:1-3.
authors: 1Department of Pediatrics,Christiana Care Health System,Newark,Delaware.
authors: Neal D
authors: ND
authors: Goldstein
authors: 2Value Institute,Christiana Care Health System,Newark,Delaware.
authors: Bailey C
authors: BC
authors: Ingraham
authors: 1Department of Pediatrics,Christiana Care Health System,Newark,Delaware.
authors: Stephen C
authors: SC
authors: Eppes
authors: 2Value Institute,Christiana Care Health System,Newark,Delaware.
authors: Marci
authors: M
authors: Drees
authors: 1Department of Pediatrics,Christiana Care Health System,Newark,Delaware.
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Paul
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D062072:Patient Acuity; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors