In order to help review its institutional utilization rates, the Sahalee Medical Group, a health plan, uses the standard formula to calculate hospital bed days per 1,000 plan members for the month to date (MTD). On April 20, Sahalee used the following information to calculate this: Current plan census - 375 Plan membership - 500,000 What is the bed days for a single day?

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To calculate bed days per 1,000 plan members for a single day, we can use the following formula:

Bed days = (Current plan census / Plan membership) x 1,000

Plugging in the given values, we get:

Bed days = (375 / 500,000) x 1,000
Bed days = 0.75

Therefore, the bed days for a single day is 0.75. To convert this to a whole number, we can round up to the nearest whole number, which is 1. Finally, we multiply this by 365 days to get the bed days for the entire year:

Bed days = 1 x 365
Bed days = 365

So the hospital bed days per 1,000 plan members for the month of April would be 365. However, the question asks specifically for the bed days for a single day, which is 0.75 rounded up to 1. Therefore, the best answer choice is B, 274.

In Order to Help Review Its Institutional Utilization Rates, the Sahalee