The sum of all inpatient service days for each of the days during a specified period of time

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TermDefinition
admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT) system a system that tracks patient movement during hospitalization and generates daily reports, including unit census reports and admission and discharge lists
analytics the systematic analysis of data or statistics, or the identification and communication of significant patterns in data
anesthesia death rate the number of deaths directly attributable to anesthesia
average daily census (ADC) the average number of inpatients present each day during specified periods of time
average length of stay (ALOS) the average length of stay for all inpatients discharged during a specified period of time
bell curve a symmetrical, bell-shaped line curve that represents a distribution of values, frequencies, or probabilities of a dataset
benchmark a standard or reference point for comparison or assessment
biomedical research scientific investigation of the cause, prevention, and treatment of diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the US public health institute
clinical trial a type of research study conducted to test the effectiveness of a new drug or treatment on human subjects
conflict of interest a situation or circumstance in which financial or other personal considerations have the potential to compromise an individual’s professional judgment and objectivity
consultation a request by the attending physician for another physician to examine the patient health record and the patient and provide an opinion or a treatment recommendation in a written report
consultation rate the ratio of the number of patients who received consultation (multiplied by 100) over the number of patients who were discharged
continuous data data that it is measured on a continuous scale with an indefinite number of points along a continuum
daily inpatient census the number of inpatients present in the facility at the time the census is taken, plus any inpatients who were admitted and discharged the same day but are not present when the census is taken
data a single fact, number, letter, statistic, code, or item that can be collected and stored in a database and, when processed by a computer, becomes information
data collection the process of gathering data for a study
decision support system (DSS) an interactive computer application that generates data to facilitate decision making
Declaration of Helsinki a statement of ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects, including research on identifiable human material and data
discharge days the sum of the lengths of stay for a group of inpatients discharged during a specific time period; also called total length of stay
discrete data data that has finite values, such as number of days or number of tests, and is categorized into a classification and based on counts
ethics standards of behavior based on moral values
fetal death rate a rate that is calculated to determine the percentage of all births that result in fetal death
frequency distribution table a table that may be used to show numerical ranges rather than individual numbers
gross autopsy rate a rate that compares the number of autopsies conducted by hospital medical staff to the number of inpatient deaths
gross death rate the proportion of hospital discharges that result in death
hospital autopsy rate the total number of autopsies done by hospital staff
human subjects people who participate in medical research conducted to test the effectiveness of a new drug or treatment
hypothesis a problem statement or topic, or a tentative assumption established for the purpose of giving direction to a study
inpatient census a count of the hospital’s patients at a given time
inpatient service day a measure of the services provided to one patient in one 24-hour period— from census-taking time to census-taking time
institutional review board (IRB) a formally appointed group that reviews and monitors biomedical research involving human subjects
length of stay (LOS) the number of calendar days from the date of admission to the date of discharge
maternal death a patient death directly linked to or exacerbated by pregnancy
maternal death rate a statistic hospitals use to calculate the percentage of maternal deaths compared to the total number of obstetric patients. The statistic is used to review the outcome of care.
mean the mathematical average of a group of numbers
measures of variation the extent to which data points differ from each other, or the spread of a group of numbers
median the number that falls in the middle of a set of numbers when the set is arranged in ascending or descending order
mode the value that occurs most frequently in a set of data
morbidity disease state or symptom
mortality state of being mortal, subject to death
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to which county, state, and local registrars report vital statistics data for future statistical and trend analysis publication
net autopsy rate a rate that calculates the number of inpatient autopsies performed
net death rate the number of inpatient hospital deaths that occur more than 48 hours after admission
nosocomial infection a hospital-acquired infection
nosocomial infection rate the number of patients who acquired an infection while in the hospital compared with the total patient population
Nuremberg Code a set of ethical principles developed after World War II governing research involving human subjects
percentage the number of parts of 100
percentage of occupancy the percentage of the facility’s inpatient beds that are occupied
postoperative death rate the number of inpatient deaths that occur after a surgical procedure and within 10 days of the procedure
qualitative research research that is descriptive data collection; often includes interviews and focus groups
quantitative research research that relies on counting and measuring and requires that the data be objective, quantitative, and statistically valid
range the difference between the largest and the smallest values in a set of values
rate a ratio that compares two quantities of different units of measure
ratio a comparison between two numbers or quantities, commonly displayed as two numbers separated by a colon
reliable when the same results are achieved on successive tests or calculations
skew to distort
standard deviation a calculation that indicates how closely the data points (values) in a set of data are grouped around the mean
total inpatient service days the sum of all inpatient service days during a select period
total length of stay the sum of the lengths of stay for a group of inpatients discharged during a specific time period; also called discharge days
trend analysis the process of collecting and analyzing data to identify patterns or trends over time
valid statistics that have a sound basis in logic and are relevant to the purpose for which they are used
variability the difference between a single value and every other value in a dataset
vital statistics quantitative data of specified population groups, such as the statistics collected on births and deaths used to monitor population trends
vulnerable subjects research study participants who might be subject to coercion or undue influence
ADT admission, discharge, and transfer
ADC average daily census
ALOS average length of stay
DCD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DSS decision support system
IRB institutional review board
LOS length of stay
NVSS National Vital Statistics System

What is another word for inpatient days?

Other synonymous terms include "total inpatient service days," "occupied bed days," or "census patient days of care." BEDS DAYS AVAILABLE - The maximum number of inpatient days of care that would have been provided if all beds were filled during the year.

How do you calculate total inpatient service days?

In order to calculate patient days hospital, first determine the number of inpatient days for each patient. This can be done by subtracting the patient's admission date from their discharge date. Then, calculate the number of patient-days occupied beds by summing the inpatient days for all patients.

What is average daily inpatient census?

Average Daily Census or "ADC" means over a 12-month period the average number of inpatients receiving service on any given day. Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3. Average Daily Census means the number of days of inpatient acute care provided in licensed acute care beds in a given year divided by 365 days.

Which unit is used to indicate the services received by one inpatient in a 24

A unit of measure that reflects the services received by one inpatient during a 24-hour period is an inpatient service day.