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Trends in bed occupancy in England, Australia and Alberta (Canada) were examined for evidence of unexplained step-like changes.

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The long-term trends in bed occupancy are assumed NOT to contain step-like changes.

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Since publishing this paper I have discovered that a running-12 month total is a better way of revealing the step-like changes. Re-interpretation of Figure 3 in this paper shows far clearer step-like behavior when analysed in this way. More recent research has identified very small-area spread of a presumed infectious agent associated with the unexplained medical admissions and deaths occurring during these events, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf

Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting

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This page is a summary of: Bed occupancy: the impact on hospital planning, British Journal of Healthcare Management, July 2011, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2011.17.7.307.
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