"Bed Occupancy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A measure of inpatient health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D001509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Bed Occupancy- Bed Occupancy
- Bed Occupancies
- Occupancies, Bed
- Occupancy, Bed
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bed Occupancy" by people in Profiles.
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Henneman PL, Shin SY, Brun Y, Balasubramanian H, Blank F, Osterweil LJ. Using Computer Simulation to Study Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in an Emergency Department. J Nurs Adm. 2015 Nov; 45(11):551-6.
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Rathlev NK, Blank F, Osborne B, Kellogg A, Li H, Blanchet J, Conway RF, Durkin L, Gerstein R, Strzempko S, Vig M, Santoro JP, Visintainer P. No diversion in Western Massachusetts. J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb; 44(2):313-20.
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Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of crowding in the emergency department: a systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 May; 18(5):527-38.
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Rathlev NK, Chessare J, Olshaker J, Obendorfer D, Mehta SD, Rothenhaus T, Crespo S, Magauran B, Davidson K, Shemin R, Lewis K, Becker JM, Fisher L, Guy L, Cooper A, Litvak E. Time series analysis of variables associated with daily mean emergency department length of stay. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Mar; 49(3):265-71.
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Olshaker JS, Rathlev NK. Emergency Department overcrowding and ambulance diversion: the impact and potential solutions of extended boarding of admitted patients in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2006 Apr; 30(3):351-6.
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Hughes CM, Wright RM, Lapane KL. Use of medication technicians in US nursing homes: part of the problem or part of the solution? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Jun; 7(5):294-304.
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Geller JL, Biebel K. The premature demise of public child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric beds : part I: overview and current conditions. Psychiatr Q. 2006; 77(3):251-71.
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Geller JL, Shore H, Grudzinskas AJ, Appelbaum PS. Against the grain? A reasoned argument for not closing a state hospital. Psychiatr Q. 2005; 76(2):177-94.
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Lurie JD, Miller DP, Lindenauer PK, Wachter RM, Sox HC. The potential size of the hospitalist workforce in the United States. Am J Med. 1999 Apr; 106(4):441-5.