Healthcare statistics formulas and definitions, including mortality, morbidity, and hospital utilization rate calculations.
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- What is the formula for the hospital gross death rate?
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(Total inpatient deaths for a period / total discharges, including deaths, for that period) x 100- What is the formula for the net death rate?
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(Inpatient deaths minus deaths within 48 hours of admission) / (total discharges minus deaths within 48 hours) x 100- What is the formula for the hospital autopsy rate?
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(Total inpatient autopsies / total inpatient deaths) x 100- What is the formula for average length of stay (ALOS)?
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Total discharge days for a period / total discharges for that period- What is the formula for average daily census (ADC)?
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Total inpatient service days for a period / total number of days in that period- What is the formula for the bed occupancy rate?
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(Total inpatient service days / total inpatient bed count days available) x 100- What is the formula for the hospital-acquired infection rate?
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(Number of hospital-acquired infections / total discharges) x 100- What is the formula for the cesarean section rate?
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(Number of cesarean sections performed / total deliveries) x 100- What is the formula for the fetal death rate?
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(Total fetal deaths / total live births plus fetal deaths) x 100- What is the formula for the neonatal mortality rate?
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(Number of neonatal deaths / total live births) x 100- What is the formula for the maternal mortality rate?
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(Number of direct maternal deaths / total live births) x 100- What is the formula for the hospital consultation rate?
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(Number of patients receiving consultations / total discharges) x 100- What does the term "morbidity rate" measure?
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The frequency of disease or illness occurrence in a population- What does "prevalence rate" measure?
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The number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a specific point in time- What does "incidence rate" measure?
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The number of new cases of a disease occurring in a population during a specific period
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