ANNEX III: INDICATORS WITH SOURCES OF DATA AT THE HEALTH FACILITY AND HOW THE INFORMATION CAN BE USED: INDICATOR DEFINITION HOW TO USE IT Numerator: Number of total OPD attendance (i.e. new attendance and OPD UTILIZATION Information on the service delivery system and the use of the RATES Denominator: Catchment service by the community. population for the year in question or catchment population/4 for the quarter. Numerator: Number of The bed occupancy rate gives the average percentage of patient bed days in a given occupied beds during the period under review(usually one year). BED OCCUPANCY period (e.g. quarter or year) x The bed occupancy rate should ideally be 80% or more. Two sets RATE 100 of parameters determine the occupancy rate: the need for service, Denominator: Number of and the service delivery factors. beds in institution x Number
ANNEX III: INDICATORS WITH SOURCES OF DATA AT THE HEALTH FACILITY AND HOW THE INFORMATION CAN BE USED: INDICATOR DEFINITION HOW TO USE IT OPD UTILIZATION RATES Numerator: Number of total OPD attendance (i.e. new attendance and Denominator: Catchment population for the year in question or catchment population/4 for the quarter. Information on the service delivery system and the use of the service by the community. BED OCCUPANCY RATE Numerator: Number of patient bed days in a given period (e.g. quarter or year) x 100 Denominator: Number of beds in institution x Number The bed occupancy rate gives the average percentage of occupied beds during the period under review(usually one year). The bed occupancy rate should ideally be 80% or more. Two sets of parameters determine the occupancy rate: the need for service, and the service delivery factors.