Led by an aging population and an increased incidence of chronic disease and conditions such as behavioral health, inpatient (IP) and outpatient (OP) volumes will continue to increase over the next decade, impacting how and where organizations deliver care, according to the 2024 Impact of Change analysis from Sg2, a Vizient company. The analysis anticipates IP utilization will rise 3% to 31 million annual discharges, while IP days will increase 9% to 170 million over the next decade, impacting healthcare organizations’ ability to manage the flow of patients. Growth in medical discharges will outpace surgical as patients age, and are increasingly comorbid, which exacerbates bottlenecks in the ED, while patients are forced to wait for beds in the inpatient setting, authors said.
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