Pg. 1 / 8 10.5867/medwave.2022.11.2618 Medwave 2022;22(11):2618 * Corresponding author camilo.guerrero@uv.cl Citation Guerrero-Nancuante C, Taramasco C, Armstrong- Barea L. Implementation experience of an informatic system for the management of hospital beds. Medwave 2022;22(11):2618 DOI 10.5867/ medwave.2022.11.2618 Submission date May 6, 2022 Acceptance date Nov 4, 2022 Publication date Dec 6, 2022 Keywords Public Health, Public Health Informatics, Hospital Bed Capacity (MeSH) Postal address Angamos 655 Viña del Mar Chile  FEATURES Implementation experience of an informatic system for the management of hospital beds Camilo Guerrero-Nancuante a * , Carla Taramasco b , Lucy Armstrong-Barea a a Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile b Instituto de tecnología para la innovación en salud y bienestar, Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Andres Bello y Millennium Nucleus on Sociomedicine, Santiago, Chile Abstract The management of beds within healthcare centers is essential for meeting the health needs of the population. Currently, in Chile there are few computer tools that streamline the functions performed by the Bed Management Units of healthcare centers. The objective of this article is to describe the implementation of a bed management computer system in three hospitals of medium (Modular-La Serena) and high complexity (San José del Carmen-Copiapó y San Juan de Dios-La Serena) of the Chilean public health network. The process used the Framework of dissemination and implementation, which allowed for a consistent flow of bed management, namely: request, allocation of bed, transfer, hospitalization and patient discharge. Likewise, the relevant actors and the minimum variables for the adequate process were identified. The imple- mentation of the system was carried out in stages of validation and configuration of the plat- form in each healthcare center, user training and follow-up of the start-up. To date, the three hospitals have an operational computer system for managing hospital beds, reporting no diffi- culties in its use. The next challenge is to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of the platform, using the indicators agreed upon with the clinical/administrative teams of the health centers.