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Hospital OperationsGenerated accuracy model review: 2026-05-06
Discharge Delay Cost Calculator accuracy and testing
This page documents how Calwarden builds trust for this calculator: source notes, regression-style default tests, limitations, assumptions, unit handling, rounding, and visible change history.
Formula source
- Delayed bed-days = delayed discharges x average delay hours / 24. Cost = delayed bed-days x cost per bed-day.
Test cases
Default input regression check
Generated from the checked-in default inputs and calculate function.
Inputs
- Delayed Discharges: 30
- Average Delay: 18 hr
- Cost per Bed-Day: $1,200
Expected outputs
- Estimated Delay Cost: $27,000.00
- Delayed Bed-Days: 22.5 days
- Cost per Delayed Discharge: $900.00
Known limitations
- This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
- Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.
Assumptions
- The calculators use simple transparent formulas rather than vendor-specific analytics models.
- Inputs are processed locally in the browser and are not stored by Calwarden.
- This is operations planning math, not medical, legal, staffing, billing, or financial advice.
Unit handling
- Delayed Discharges accepts numeric values.
- Average Delay accepts values in hr.
- Cost per Bed-Day accepts values in $.
- Estimated Delay Cost is displayed as currency.
- Delayed Bed-Days is displayed in days.
- Cost per Delayed Discharge is displayed as currency.
Rounding rules
- Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
- Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
- Input precision follows configured step values where provided.
Version history
1.0.0 - 2026-05-06
Generated accuracy and testing page from the current discharge-delay-cost-calculator calculator definition.
Change log
2026-05-06
Published default regression test documentation and metadata fallbacks for Discharge Delay Cost Calculator.
Calculator transparency
Accuracy pages are generated from checked-in calculator definitions and can be upgraded with curated review metadata over time.