Hospital occupancy and discharge strategies: a simulation‐based study
Internal Medicine Journal2017Vol. 47(8), pp. 894–899
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Abstract
Some relatively simple strategies, such as 24-h discharge or discharge/relocation of long-staying patients, can significantly reduce overcrowding and improve hospital occupancy rates. Shortening administrative and/or some treatment processes have a smaller effect, although the latter could be easier to implement.
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