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Basically the principles of JustInTime inventory management system applied to ICU. England optimized bed usage to be around 95%, to reduce the cost associated w
by eerltjhiou 7y ago
Basically the principles of JustInTime inventory management system applied to ICU. England optimized bed usage to be around 95%, to reduce the cost associated with empty beds.
- pintxo 7y agoGermany is at 80% though. So not that much difference.
- eerltjhiou 7y ago80% versus 95% occupancy while having 5 times more beds can only be explained by Germany using ICU beds when they don't really need it (ie: as regular beds).
- liqu0rice 7y agoOr the UK is using regular beds where an ICU bed would be appropriate...
- graeme 7y agoThat’s 4x the spare capacity in the system.
- peteretep 7y agoRight? It’s a bafflingly huge number, and almost everything I’ve seen mentioned so far would support 2x tops.
- throwawaynerdy 7y agoYou can use that mentality on things that are not safety critical. How could anyone argue that once in a while there won't be enough beds to save everyone's life? The closest things I can think of non healthcare is that airbags are designed for 5, 50, and somewhat for 95%ile individuals. But I think it's actually impossible to develop for everyone due to mechanical restrictions.