HIM 2214 Chapter 5: Length of Stay
Exam Questions and Answers
Length of Stay - Answers -The number of calendar days a patient stays in the hospital,
from admission to discharge
Facility uses length of stay (LOS) data in
Utilization management
Financial reports
Discharge Days - Answers -Days compiled on the patient after he or she has been
discharged from the hospital
Other names
-Days of stay
-Inpatient days of stay
-Duration of inpatient hospitalization
Note that the second set of minutes, the taken time (15), is greater than the first set of
minutes (05), the arrived time
Take these steps if the first set of minutes (arrived) is greater than the second set of
minutes (taken) - Answers -Subtract one hour from the second hour (taken) and
increase the number of minutes on the second time by 60
A patient arrived at 1:11 p.m. and was taken to the examining room at 3:02 p.m. -
Answers -The "arrival" minutes of 11 are greater than the "taken" minutes of 02
Subtract one hour from 3:02 which will equal 2:02 - Answers -Now the one hour (60
minutes) you took from the 3:02 needs to be added to the :02
The "time" is now 2:62. It is now possible to subtract the 2:62 from 1:11
2:62 - 1:11 = 1 hour and 51 minutes, which was the patient's wait time
Every day that a patient is in the hospital is counted as a discharge day except the day
of discharge - Answers -The LOS for one patient is determined by subtracting the date
of admission from the date of discharge when the patient is admitted and discharged
within the same month
Exam Questions and Answers
Length of Stay - Answers -The number of calendar days a patient stays in the hospital,
from admission to discharge
Facility uses length of stay (LOS) data in
Utilization management
Financial reports
Discharge Days - Answers -Days compiled on the patient after he or she has been
discharged from the hospital
Other names
-Days of stay
-Inpatient days of stay
-Duration of inpatient hospitalization
Note that the second set of minutes, the taken time (15), is greater than the first set of
minutes (05), the arrived time
Take these steps if the first set of minutes (arrived) is greater than the second set of
minutes (taken) - Answers -Subtract one hour from the second hour (taken) and
increase the number of minutes on the second time by 60
A patient arrived at 1:11 p.m. and was taken to the examining room at 3:02 p.m. -
Answers -The "arrival" minutes of 11 are greater than the "taken" minutes of 02
Subtract one hour from 3:02 which will equal 2:02 - Answers -Now the one hour (60
minutes) you took from the 3:02 needs to be added to the :02
The "time" is now 2:62. It is now possible to subtract the 2:62 from 1:11
2:62 - 1:11 = 1 hour and 51 minutes, which was the patient's wait time
Every day that a patient is in the hospital is counted as a discharge day except the day
of discharge - Answers -The LOS for one patient is determined by subtracting the date
of admission from the date of discharge when the patient is admitted and discharged
within the same month
