Description
There are many data collection processes in healthcare, with many different types of statistics. Utilizing the Hospital Statistics Basics Formulas resource, select 3 different rates, i.e., average daily census and respond to the following:
Compare and contrast the different rates and explain why a hospital or healthcare facility needs to collect this data.
How are statistical process controls such as Pareto chart are used to improve performance?
To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric and use the Hospital Statistics Basics Formulas resource.Hospital Statistics Basic Formulae
Formulas for commonly computed healthcare rates and percentages used on the RHIT and RHIA examination
Calculating Rates
The basic formula for calculating rates is the number of times something actually happened/the number of times it could have happened.
Mean:
Median:
Measures of Central Tendency
( ) = h h
The midpoint (center) of the distribution of values, or the point above and below which 50 percent of the values fall. The median is a data point on the number line.
Mode:
The value that occurs most frequently in the data. The mode appears as a data point on the number line.
Variance:
Standard Deviation:
Average Daily Census:
Average Daily Newborn Census:
̅2 2 = Σ(X − )
−1
= √∑( X − x̄) (N−1)
Calculating Census
h h h
h
Average Daily Census for a Patient Care Unit:
Bed Occupancy Ratio:
h h h
Occupancy Rates
h ( × h )
× 100
Newborn Bassinet Occupancy Ratio:
× h
× 100
Bed Turnover Rate:
Direct: Indirect:
Average Length of Stay:
Average Newborn Length of Stay:
Gross (Hospital) Death Rate:
h ( h ) h
× h
Length of Stay
h ( h ) h ( h )
h
h ( h )
Death Rates
h ( )
h ( & h ) h
Net Death Rate/Institutional Death Rate:
× 100
h ( ) h < 48 h h ( h ) h < 48 h h × 100 Postoperative Death Rate: h ( h 10 ) h h × 100 Anesthesia Death Rate: Maternal Death Rate: h h ×100 h h h ( h ) h Newborn Mortality Rate: h h ( h ) h × 100 × 100 Neonatal Mortality Rate: Infant Mortality Rate: Vital Statistics—Newborn h × 1,000 h h h ( ) × 1,000 h h Fetal Death Rate: ⁄ h h + h h × 100 Cancer Mortality Rate: Gross Autopsy Rate: Net Autopsy Rate: h × 100 Autopsy Rates h × 100 h h h h − ′ ′ Adjusted Hospital Autopsy Rate: × 100 Infection Rate: Morbidity and Miscellaneous h ( h ) h h h h h × 100 Newborn Autopsy Rate: Fetal Autopsy Rate: × 100 h h Postoperative Infection Rate: h × 100 h h × 100 h × 100 Cesarean Section Rate: − h ( − ) × 100 h HIM Department Statistics = − × 100 Consultation Rate: Completed Work: Labor Productivity: = Case-Mix Index: h h − h h Discussion Rubric Criteria Evident (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value Clarity of Communication Initial post clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts related to the prompt Does not clearly communicate key ideas and thoughts in an initial posting related to the prompt 45 Timeliness Submits initial post on time Initial post is not submitted or is submitted late 25 Response Engagement Posts responses building off the initial post and incorporating course concepts Response posts are missing, or do not build from initial posts and incorporate course concepts 30 Total: 100%
