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Free text: Usually used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital. ==QI domain== * [[QualityDomain::Efficient]] ==Significance== Beds Occupied by Transferable Patients is the average number of Medicine beds occupied per day by patients no longer requiring the level of care provided in a Medicine setting. It can identify and quantify issues around flow out of the Internal Medicine Program. ==Sampling Plan / Procedure== ===Inclusion Criteria=== 100% of all patients physically present in a ward bed awaiting transfer out of the Medicine and having a date value on the [[Transfer Ready DtTm field]] *two transfer delay calculation ** when patient at High Obs ward went to regular ward ** when patient went to home, to other facility in the region and out of the region, rehab, PCH and those who died ===Exclusion Criteria=== ===Frequency=== * Recorded [[Transfer Delay (Medicine)|Transfer Delay]] per patient * Monthly, quarterly or yearly basis based on either Medicine [[Admit DtTm]] (Admission Dates) or Medicine [[Dispo DtTm]] (Discharge Dates). * For the Director reports, the Medicine [[Dispo DtTm]] (Discharge Dates) are used as the time of reference. ==Definition and Derivation== *Refer to the definition of [[Transfer Ready DtTm]] and [[Transfer Delay (Medicine)|Transfer Delay]] ===Numerator=== Num = Total [[Transfer Delay (Medicine)|Transfer Delay]] a given time frame ===Denominator=== Denom =number of calendar days in a given time ===Formula=== Beds Occupied by transferable patient = Num / Denom ===Example=== *Time Reference: Discharge Dates from Jan 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 *Total Transfer Delays for patients who went to Ward/Home= 1798 days *Beds Occupied by Transferable Patients to Ward/Home = 1798 / 90 = 20.0 beds *Total Transfer Delays for patients at High Obs ward and who went to regular ward= 113 days *Beds Occupied by Transferable Patients to Ward/Home = 113 / 90 = 1.3 beds ==Data Sources== * Per patient [[Transfer Delay (Critical Care)]] **July 1988 to Sept 2020 : derived from [[Transfer Ready DtTm field]] and [[Dispo DtTm field]]. **Starting Oct 1, 2020: derived from the first transfer ready date and time in the [[Transfer Ready DtTm tmp entry]] and [[Dispo DtTm field]] . ==SAS Program== *S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\logphi_TR_Jan2023.sas *S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\prep_Tmp_BoardServiceTransfer_15Sept2021.sas == Data Integrity Checks == * [[Query check long transfer delay]] == Related articles == {{Related Articles}} [[Category: Transfer Ready]] [[Category: Admit/Discharge]] [[Category: Length of stay]]