A STUDY ON AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF HOSPITAL BED AND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR OPTIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IN HOSPITAL

Dr. B.Sheshadri; Dr. K.T. Reddy

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

A STUDY ON AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF HOSPITAL BED AND REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR OPTIMUM LENGTH OF STAY IN HOSPITAL

Dr. B. Sheshadri, Dr. K. T. Reddy

Abstract :

Providing timely consultations and investigations helps in early diagnosis and treatment with optimum length of inpatient stay in hospitals. This increases bed turnover rate (BOR) with more turnover of patients, which helps in providing cost effective treatment with patient satisfaction. Non-optimal utilization of beds due to increased length of stay decreases the availability of beds, leading to less turnover and marked decrease in revenue generation. An in-depth study was made to study the reasons for increased length of stay at NIMS, Punjagutta, which is a tertiary care super-specialty hospital. Study was based on scrutiny of records and structured questionnaires to patients, attendants and doctors/ nurses. The study infers that pre-admission work-up, planning, coordination and over all work flow design with relevant patient relation management are the important factors for effective inpatient administration.