Length of stay (LOS) is a data set calculated daily for the facility to understand the capacity and ability to accept new inpatient cases. Depending on their role, healthcare professionals, both clinical and administrative, analyze and make decisions using LOS data.
Document type: Memo, Word document
Audience: Hospital department staff (clinical and administrative)
Objective: Explain why Length of Stay (LOS) is tracked, and how it is used by administrators and clinicians.
APA requirements: Title and reference pages, three references, in-text citations.
Assignment Details
- Define Length of Stay (LOS) in the context of a hospital inpatient department.
- Complete the following table by creating dates of admission, dates of discharge, and calculating the LOS:
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Date of Admission |
Date of Discharge |
Length of Stay (LOS) |
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Patient A |
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Patient B |
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Patient C |
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Patient D |
- In a closing paragraph, explain how analysis of LOS data can lead to improving quality of patient care and hospital efficiency.
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