Day spent by a patient in an available bed at the hour (midnight) census is taken in the hospital, excluding bassinet days. This includes the patients admitted and discharged for same-day surgeries.
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Bed days per 1000 (bed days/1000)
See: days per thousand (DPT) .
Bed Days/1,000, Health
The number of inpatient hospital days per 1,000 members of the health plan.
Bed size
See: bed count .
Bed, available
Vacant, accessible bed that is obtainable to a patient.
Bed, occupied by transient patient
Hospital bed assigned as of midnight to a patient who is to be moved between medical facilities and who stops to stay over while en route to his or her destination before reaching the next facility.
Bed, operating
Hospital bed ready for the medical care of a patient that includes the space, equipment, and staff. This excludes transient patient beds, bassinets, incubators, labor beds, and recovery beds.
Beds, licensed
Number of hospital beds that are licensed and certified and capable of operating. This includes space, equipment, medical material, and ancillary and support services, but staff may not be available. Licensed beds equal the total of operating beds and set-up beds.
Beginning balance
Account balance at the beginning of a period that is an amount owed on a credit transaction. It is also known as account balance carried forward , running balance , or outstanding or unpaid balance .
Behavior health care
Examination and treatment of mental health, chemical dependency, forensic, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, and cognitive rehabilitation services provided in acute, long-term, and ambulatory care settings. Also called behavioral health care .