wk 2-3 discu RM

Real World Case Study: Community Hospital

There are three hospitals in your town. You work for Community Hospital, and within a 25 mile radius there is also Middle Hospital and University Hospital. You are serving on a Quality Task Force at your hospital and the task force is comparing death rates for all three hospitals. 

Average Length of Stay (ALOS)

ALOS is a common tool used to measure healthcare efficiency. In a minimum of 350 words, please discuss factors that should be considered when using this measure. You may consider factors related to samples, service delivery, disease state, etc.