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  Productivity of Hospital Beds: Evaluation of Inpatient Bed Days in the West Azerbaijan Selected Hospitals     Nabilu B [1] , Mohebbi I [2] , Alinezhad H [3]     Received: 19 Apr, 2012 Accepted: 20 Jun , 2012    Abstract  Background & aims: all over the world, healthcare systems are under intense pressure to improve their performance . The cost of healthcare is a critical issue for employers and patients, and they also constitute the nation’s central financial challenge. Hospitals as part of health system command the majority of any countries’ health care budget . Decreasing hospitalization time with an increased beds capacity, will lead to improved efficiency and productivity. The aim of this study was to measure inappropriateness of inpatient stays in the west azerbaijan selected hospitals.  Materials & methods: in this retrospective study , medical records of 435 hospitalized patients (1536 patient days) were carefully scrutinized based on appropriateness evaluation protocol in selected hospitals . Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined . Data using descriptive and inferential statistics such as x2 test were analyzed .  Result: the study was carried on in medical-surgical and gynecological wards of different selected hospitals in the west azerbaijan, 435 medical records of hospitalized patients (1536 patient days). The study showed that 6% (92 days) of stay days was medically unnecessary a nd there was a significant relationship between unnecessary hospitalization days and type, affiliation and ownership of hospitals (p

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