Bed occupancy and hospital mortality

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British Journal of Healthcare ManagementVol. 22, No. 7 Money MattersBed occupancy and hospital mortalityRod JonesRod JonesSearch for more papers by this authorRod JonesPublished Online:18 Jul 2016https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.7.380AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Boyle J, Zeitz K, Hoffman R, Khanna S, Beltrame J et al. (2013) Probability of severe adverse events as a function of hospital occupancy. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 18(1): 15–20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2013.2262053. Crossref, Google ScholarGriffiths P, Ball J, Murrells T et al. (2015) Registered nurse, healthcare support workers, medical staffing levels and mortality in English hospital trusts: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 5: e008751. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008751 Crossref, Google ScholarHealth and Social Care Information Centre (2016) Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator. Available at: www.hscic.gov.uk/SHMI (accessed 15 June 2016) Google ScholarJones R (2011) Hospital bed occupancy demystified and why hospitals of different size and complexity must operate at different average occupancy. BJHCM 17(6): 242–8 Google ScholarJones R (2013) Optimum bed occupancy in psychiatric hospitals. www.priory.com/psychiatry/psychiatric_beds.htm (accessed 15 June 2016) Google ScholarJones R (2015) Recurring outbreaks of an infection apparently targeting immune function, and consequent unprecedented growth in medical admission and costs in the United Kingdom: A review. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 6(8): 735–70. doi: https://doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14845 Crossref, Google ScholarJones R (2016a) Hospital bed occupancy and deaths (all-cause mortality) in 2015. BJHCM 22(5): 283–5 Google ScholarJones R (2016b) Is cytomegalovirus involved in recurring periods of higher than expected death and medical admissions, occurring as clustered outbreaks in the northern and southern hemispheres? British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 11(2): 1–31. doi: https://doi.org/10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20062 Crossref, Google ScholarKaier K, Meyer E, Dettenkofer M, Frank U (2010) Epidemiology meets econometrics: using time-series analysis to observe the impact of bed occupancy rates on the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria. J Hosp Infect 76(2): 108-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.010 Crossref, Google ScholarKaier K, Mutters N, Frank U (2012) Bed occupancy rates and hospital-acquired infections – should beds be kept empty? Clin Microbiol Infect 18(10): 941–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03956.x Crossref, Google ScholarKuntz L, Mennicken R, Scholtes S (2014) Stress on the ward: Evidence for safety tipping points in hospitals. Manage Sci 61: 754-771. doi: https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2014.1917 Crossref, Google ScholarNHS England (2016) Bed availability and occupancy data. https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/bed-data-overnight/ (accessed 15 June 2016) Google ScholarOzdemir B, Sinha S, Karthikesalingam A, et al. (2016) Mortality of emergency general surgical patients and associations with hospital structures and processes. Brit J Anaesthesia 116(1): 1–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aev372 Crossref, Google ScholarPublic Health England (2016) National End of Life Care Intelligence Network. www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/data_sources/place_of_death (accessed Google ScholarTeitelbaum A, Lahad A, Calfon N, Gun-Usishkin M, Lubin G, Tsur A (2016) Overcrowding in psychiatric wards is associated with increased risk of adverse events. Medical Care 54(3): 296–302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000501 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 July 2016Volume 22Issue 7ISSN (print): 1358-0574ISSN (online): 1759-7382 Metrics History Published online 18 July 2016 Published in print 2 July 2016 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download