Based on data showing utilization of medical beds is high for patients with diabetic glaucoma and other endocrine-related diseases, a community hospital submits a Certificate of Need to expand its bed count. The use of a database for this type of decision making is related to:
A. performance assessment.
B. benchmarking.
C. patient and population reports.
D. predictive analysis.
Answer: C
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