| Indicators |
Definition |
| CCS principal diagnosis category |
Clinical Classifications Software principal diagnosis category |
| CCS principal diagnosis name |
Clinical Classifications Software principal diagnosis name |
| Year |
Year the data relates to |
| Total number of discharges |
Number of patients leaving the hospital after receiving care |
| Rate of discharges per 100,000 persons |
Number of patients leaving the hospital after receiving care per 100,000 persons |
| LOS (length of stay) |
Number of nights the patient remained in the hospital for his or her stay. A patient admitted and discharged on the same day has a length of stay equal to 0. |
| Charges, $ (mean) |
Amount of hospital billing for the entire hospital stay (not including physician fees). We use the terms costs and hospital chargesinterchangeably. |
| Aggregate charges, $ (the "national bill") |
Sum of all costs for all hospital stays. |
| Admitted from emergency department Number, Rate |
Number and rate of patients admitted from the emergency department |
| Admitted from other hospital Number, Rate |
Number and rate of patients admitted from other hospitals |
| Admitted from long term care number, Rate |
Number and rate of patients admitted from long-term care |
| In-hospital deaths Number/Rate |
Number and rate of patient deaths during hospital stay |
| Routine discharge Number/Rate |
Number and rate of patients routinely discharged |
| Discharge to another short-term hospital |
Number of Patients discharged to another short-term hospital |
| Discharge to another institution |
Number of Patients discharged to another healthcare institution |
| Discharge to home health care |
Number of Patients discharged to home health care |
| Against medical advice (AMA) number |
Number of patients who leave the hospital against the advice of their doctor. |
