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Days per Thousand

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Days per Thousand
A standard measure of utilisation in the US which refers to an annualized use of hospital or other institutional care, which corresponds to the number of hospital days used/year/1,000 covered lives

days per thousand
Managed care A standard measure of utilization that refers to an annualized use of hospital or other institutional care, which corresponds to the number of hospital days used/yr per 1000 covered lives


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That's also the age when hospitalization needs double - from 554 bed days per thousand people ages 55-64 to 1,130 bed days per thousand between 65-74.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the need for long-term care services for the elderly will more than double during the next 30 years, with aging alone resulting in a 7% increase in hospital days per thousand over the next 10 years.
Parts of California had utilization rates for inpatient beds below 1,000 days per thousand enrollees (for Medicare managed care enrollees) at the same time that markets like Iowa ranged between 2,500 and 3,000 days per thousand.
 
 
 
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