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Table 4 Examples of indicators for the benchmarking of CDU, see also [23]

From: International benchmarking of specialty hospitals. A series of case studies on comprehensive cancer centres

Items compared

CDU 1

CDU 2

CDU 3

Patient case mix

23 out of 30

21-27 out of 30

23 out of 30

Services offered

28 out of 36

30 out of 36

28 out of 36

Total patient visits 2004

11.152

80.000

12.371

Estimated total patient visits 2005 in November

12.000

107.000

12.500

Indexed average number of patients treated per bed per month (not corrected for differences in opening hours)

44

77

100

Indexed average number of patient visits per month per total CDU staff

58

44

100

Indexed average number of patient visits per nurse per month

62

53

100