Hospital Bed Turnover Rate is a measure of the extend of hospital utilization It is the number of times there is change of occupant for a bed during a given time period It is given by the formula: Hospital Bed turnover rate = Number of discharges (including deaths) in a given time period / Number of beds in the hospital during that time period Example: In a particular hospital, there were 2358 discharges in the year 2009 Number of beds in that hospital in 2009 was 300 Hospital Bed turnover rate = 2358/300 = 7.86 Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using the direct or indirect method? Support your opinion.