Hospital Metrics Explained: Patient Days, ADC, ALOS, Adjusted Discharges, Case Mix Index (8 Minutes)

Want to actually understand the numbers that drive hospital operations and reimbursement? In this video, I break down the 5 hospital metrics every healthcare finance, revenue cycle, and clinical operations professional needs to know — with the formulas, real examples, and tips you can use immediately. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Introduction 0:24 – Patient Days 0:56 -- The Midnight Rule 1:59 – Average Daily Census (ADC) 3:00 – Average Length of Stay (ALOS) 4:44 – Adjusted Discharges (& Adjustment Factor) 5:38 – Case Mix Index (CMI) 7:13 – DRG weights 8:13 -- How to get the formulas and other tools free 📊 THE 5 METRICS COVERED: ✅ Patient Days (and the Midnight Rule most people get wrong) ✅ Average Daily Census (ADC) — the backbone of staffing & capacity planning ✅ Average Length of Stay (ALOS) — and how to interpret ✅ Adjusted Discharges — how to capture total hospital volume in one number ✅ Case Mix Index (CMI) — the metric tied directly to resources and reimbursement 🎁 FREE DOWNLOAD: Grab the 1-page formula cheat sheet here → https://conradhealthcare.podia.com/5-... Whether you're in hospital finance, revenue cycle management, healthcare administration, or just getting started in health information management, these metrics are the foundation of how hospitals measure performance, control costs, and get paid. You can find my Revenue Cycle Management: End-To-End Strategy Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/modern-r... 👍 If this was helpful, like and subscribe for more healthcare finance content every week. --- #HospitalMetrics #HealthcareFinance #RevenueCycle #CaseMixIndex #HospitalOperations #HealthcareAdministration #ALOS #PatientDays #AdjustedDischarges #MidnightRule