FW: The National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies andDisasters(HAvBED) System

["Ham, Gary A" <hamg@BATTELLE.ORG>]

Check the link below.  HAVE can already claim completed prototype
efforts.  Rather extensive, at that.

R/s

Gary A. Ham 
Senior Research Scientist
Battelle Memorial Institute
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eyestone, Scott M 
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:20 PM
To: Ham, Gary A
Subject: FW: The National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and
Disasters(HAvBED) System

Gary,

This report, reference sent by Matt Bruns below, provides some
interesting background about HAvBED that I didn't know.  It provides
written words to the rationale that was obvious to an old medical
plans/ops type like me.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Bruns [mailto:Mbruns@harthosp.org]
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:20 PM
To: Eyestone, Scott M
Subject: The National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and
Disasters(HAvBED) System

You may have seen this, but just in case you need datadefs for later:

Final report:
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/havbed/

seeya
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