Compare the information available for the hospital versus the nursing home. Do you consider the information to be about structure, process, and outcome? Or would you describe it as inputs, conversion process, and output?

We can describe information about the hospital or nursing home as structure, process, output, as well as inputs and conversion process. We have information on the structure of the facility (e.g., beds and staff), the type of service offered. emergency care vs long-term care); any specializations or certifications they may have; and their accreditations/licenses from relevant bodies. Our data also includes information on the processes that are used to provide effective patient care, such as admission criteria and discharge protocols.

In addition to this structural and procedural information we also have data on outcomes such as patient satisfaction ratings; wait times; mortality rates; infection/complication rates; readmission ratios; etc., all of which provide an indication of how successful the hospital or nursing home is at delivering its services. Our sources provide information on the resources (inputs), conversion processes (processes), and outcomes (outcomes) used to deliver medical services. Both sets of terms can therefore be used interchangeably to refer to data for both healthcare organizations.