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elizabeth18

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Sally Jones has been asked to calculate the average daily census for the month of January. Record the formula that she would use.

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Define each of the following: daily census count, daily inpatient census, and average daily census.



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Answer to Question 1

Total number of inpatients for a given period
Total number of days in the period

Answer to Question 2

Daily census count is the number of inpatients present at census taking time, usually midnight. The daily inpatient census is the official count of inpatients present at midnight and is calculated each day. Average daily census is the average number of inpatients treated during a given time period.



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