Definitions for "Length of stay"
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The duration of an episode of care for a covered person. The number of days an individual stays in a hospital or inpatient facility. May also be reviewed as Average Length of Stay (ALOS).
The amount of time that a person remains in a residential program, including hospitals, expressed in days.
The number of days that a member stayed in an inpatient facility.
The number of consecutive days a patient is hospitalized.
is the duration of stay permitted in a country as designated by the visa issued.
The total number of days a participant stays in a facility such as a hospital.
The period within the service duration delimited by entry to and exit from a service.
This is the length or number of days that an individual stay in an inpatient setting.
The number of days in an inpatient facility for each admission.
LOS refers to the length of stay. It is a term used by insurance companies, case managers and/or employers to describe the amount of time an individual stays in a hospital or in-patient facility.
The length of stay of an admitted patient is measured in patient days. A same day patient should be allocated a length of stay of one patient day. The length of stay of an overnight or multiday stay patient is calculated by subtracting the admission date from the separation date and deducting total (normal) leave days.
The number of days a consumer spends in an inpatient facility, such as a hospital, usually reported as the number of days between admission and discharge; can also refer to number of visits in a nonresidential setting.
The duration of stay permitted in the country of destination, as designated by the visa. The length of stay may be extended once abroad in some cases, but this should be checked before departure with the relevant embassy.
Number of days in the hospital
Length of time patients are treated in a 24-hour treatment setting, usually reported as the average number of days of treatment per discharge.
Period of time (admission to discharge) spent in hospital
Duration of hospital stay, counted by regarding the days of admission and of separation as one day, plus all intervening days. Where a patient is admitted and discharged on the same day, the length of stay is taken as one day.
The time from admission to discharge from hospital
The time a patient stays in a hospital or other health facility.
The time a patient stays in hospital for an episode of care, measured in patient days. A same-day patient is allocated a length of stay of one patient day. The length of stay of an overnight stay patient is calculated by subtracting the date the patient is admitted from the date of separation.
Length of stay (LOS) is a term commonly used to measure the duration of a single episode of hospitalization. Inpatient days are calculated by subtracting day of admission from day of discharge. However, persons entering and leaving a hospital on the same day have a length of stay of one.