1. One of the assessments made by The Joint Commission to see if the performance and location of medical services is available to meet the demands of an individual’s and a community’s needs. 2. Measurement in terms of type, volume, and location of the supply of health resources and services relative to the needs or demands of an individual or a community. Health care is available to an individual when he or she can obtain it at the time and place that he or she needs it, from appropriate personnel. Available is a function of the distribution of appropriate resources and services, as well as the willingness of the provider to serve the particular patient in need. See also access and acceptability.

Regular, overtime, and holiday hours for which pay is earned and for which time is provided by an assigned employee to perform the medical work.

Hours worked in health care.

Count (enumeration) and demographics of hospital inpatients or members of a managed care plan. The census is given in a daily hospital admission and disposition report that shows patients gained and lost in census, changes in status, and numerical strengths of transient patients and boarders.

Average number of live births in the hospital that are provided medical care daily during a specific report period. The formula is to divide the number of bassinet days during the period by the total number of days in the report period. See bassinet day.

Average number of hospital inpatients, excluding live births, who receive care daily during a specific period that is to be reported. This includes same-day admission/discharge patients. The formula is to divide the number of inpatient bed days during the period by the total number of days in the report period.

Average number of inpatients including live births that receive care daily during a specific period, which is to be put into a report. This includes same-day admission/discharge patients. The formula is to divide the sum of occupied bed days during the period by the total number of days in the report period.

Formula for determining the ADR is performed by dividing revenue for a 3-month period ending on the date of the calculation by the number of days in the 3-month period.