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Demand for patient care

S N Donaldson, M R Wheeler, A Barr

    British Medical Journal
    |September 24, 1977
    PubMed
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    A study found that many hospital patients did not require acute care, while some receiving residential or home care did. This suggests a need for better hospital bed allocation and provision.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare resource utilization
    • Patient care assessment
    • Health services research

    Background:

    • Assessing the appropriateness of care levels is crucial for efficient healthcare systems.
    • Mismatches in care provision can lead to both overuse and underuse of hospital services.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the extent of inappropriate care levels across different patient settings.
    • To determine the actual need for hospital beds based on patient acuity.

    Main Methods:

    • Assessed the care needs of patients in acute hospitals, supporting hospitals, residential homes, and home care settings.
    • Analyzed the proportion of patients receiving care above or below their required level of service.

    Main Results:

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    • One-sixth of hospital inpatients did not require hospitalization.
    • 5% of patients in residential homes and 5% of those receiving home care needed hospital-level services.
    • Current acute bed provision (2.0-2.5 per 1000 population) exceeds the estimated need.

    Conclusions:

    • A realistic hospital bed provision is estimated at 4 per 1000 population, with about one-third needing to be acute beds.
    • Reallocation of resources towards supporting and community hospitals may be necessary.
    • Current acute bed capacity appears to be excessive, indicating potential for system optimization.