What is patient day in SAP IS-H - SAP for Healthcare?

SAP Term: patient day

• Component: IS-H

• Component Name: SAP for Healthcare

• Description: SAP Healthcare - Industry-Specific Components for Hospitals Unit for calculating the time during which a patient benefitted from services in the hospital within an inpatient treatment episode. In many cases, the patient days correspond to the days of stay. There are, however, a number of exceptions.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Patient day is a term used in the IS-H SAP for Healthcare component. It is a measure of the number of patients that are admitted to a hospital or healthcare facility in a given day. It is used to track the number of patients that are admitted and discharged in a given period of time. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The patient day metric can be used to measure the efficiency of a hospital or healthcare facility. It can be used to track the number of patients that are admitted and discharged in a given period of time, as well as the average length of stay for each patient. This metric can also be used to compare different hospitals or healthcare facilities in terms of their efficiency. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using the patient day metric, it is important to consider other factors such as the type of care provided, the quality of care provided, and the availability of resources. These factors can all affect the patient day metric and should be taken into account when evaluating a hospital or healthcare facility. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The patient day metric is closely related to other metrics such as bed occupancy rate, average length of stay, and average daily census. These metrics can all be used to measure the efficiency of a hospital or healthcare facility. Additionally, patient day metrics can be used in conjunction with other metrics such as cost per case and cost per discharge to evaluate the overall performance of a hospital or healthcare facility.