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HIT 215 Chapters 1-5
Keywords Calculating and Reporting Healthcare Statistics 4th Edition
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09/26/2015

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Term
Admission Date
Definition
In the home health prospective payment system, the date of the first service; In the acute care prospective payment system, the year, month, and day of inpatient admission, beginning with a hospital's formal acceptance of a patient who is to receive healthcare services while receiving room, board, and continuous nursing services
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Ambulatory Care
Definition
Preventative or corrective healthcare services provided on a nonresident basis in a provider's office, clinic setting, or hospital outpatient setting
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Average
Definition
The value obtained by dividing the sum of a set of numbers by the number of values
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Average Daily Inpatient Census
Definition
The mean number of hospital inpatients present in the hospital each day for a given period of time
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Average Duration of Hospitalization
Definition
Same as average length of stay (ALOS)
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Average Length of Stay (ALOS)
Definition
The mean length of stay for hospital inpatients discharged during a given period of time
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Bed Count
Definition
The number of inpatient beds set up and staffed for use on a given day; also called bed complement
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Bed Count Day
Definition
A unit of measure that denotes the presence of one inpatient bed (either occupied or vacant) set up and staffed for use in one 24-hour period
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Bed Occupancy Ratio
Definition
The proportion of beds occupied, defined as the ratio of inpatient service days to bed count days during a specific time period
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Bed Turnover Rate
Definition
The average number of times a bed changes occupants during a given period of time
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Calculation of Inpatient Service Days
Definition
the measurement of the services received by all inpatients in one 24-hour period
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Calculation of Transfers
Definition
A medical care unit that shows transfers on and off the unit as subdivisions of patients admitted to and discharged from the unit
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Census
Definition
The number of inpatients present in a healthcare facility at any given time
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Census Day
Definition
Same as inpatient service day
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Certification Of Need
Definition
A state directed program that requires healthcare facilities to submit detailed plans and justifications for the purchase of new equipment, new buildings, or new services offerings that cost in excess of a certain amount
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Complete Master Census
Definition
A total census for a facility showing the names and locations of patients present in the hospital at a particular point in time
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Days of Stay
Definition
Same as length of stay
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Decimal
Definition
Numbered or preceding by tens; based on the number ten; expressed in or utilizing a decimal system, especially with a decimal point
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Denominator
Definition
The part of the fraction below the line signifying division that functions as the divisor of the numerator and in fractions 1 as the numerator, indicates into how many parts the unit is divided
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Descriptive Statistics
Definition
Statistics that describe populations
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Discharge Date
Definition
The year, month, and day that an inpatient was formally released from the hospital and room, board, and continuous nursing services were terminated
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Discharge Days
Definition
Same as length of stay and total length of stay
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Duration of Inpatient Hospitalization
Definition
Same as length of stay
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Encounter
Definition
The direct personal contact between a patient and a physician or other person authorized by the state licensure law and, if applicable, by medical staff bylaws to order or furnish healthcare services for diagnosis or treatment of the patient
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Fraction
Definition
One or more parts of a whole
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Home Health (HH)
Definition
An umbrella term that refers to the medical and nonmedical services provided to patients and their families in their places of residence, also called home care
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Hospice
Definition
AN interdisciplinary program of palliative care and supportive services that addresses the physical, spiritual, social, and economical needs of terminally ill patients and their families
Term
Hospital
Definition
A healthcare entity that has an organized medical staff and permanent facilities that include inpatient beds and continuous medical and nursing services that provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients, as well as overnight accommodations and nutritional services
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Hospital Inpatient Beds
Definition
Accommodations with supportive services (such as food, laundry, and housekeeping) for hospital inpatients, excluding those for the newborn nursery, but including incubators and bassinets in nurseries for premature or sick newborn infants
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Hospital Newborn Bassinets
Definition
Accommodations including incubators and isolettes in the newborn nursery with supportive services (such as food, laundry, and housekeeping) for hospital newborn patients
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Hospitalization
Definition
The period during and individual's life when he or she is a patient in a single hospital without interruption except by possible intervening leaves of absence
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Inferential Statistics
Definition
Statistics that are used to make inferences from a smaller group of data to a large one
Term
Inpatient
Definition
Same as hospital inpatient
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Inpatient Admission
Definition
An acute care facilities formal acceptance of a patient who is to be provided with room, board and continuous nursing services in an area of the facility where patients generally stay at least overnight
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Inpatient Bed Count
Definition
Same as bed count
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Inpatient Census
Definition
Same as Census
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Inpatient Days of Stay
Definition
Same as length of stay
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Inpatient Service Day
Definition
A unit of measure equivalent to the services received by one inpatient from a hospital
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Intrahospital Transfer
Definition
A change in medical care unit, medical staff unit, or responsible physician during hospitalization
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Leave of Absence
Definition
The authorized absence of an inpatient from a hospital or other facility for a specified period of time occurring after admission and prior to discharge
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Leave of Absence Day
Definition
A day occurring after the admission and prior to the discharge of a hospital inpatient when the patient is not present at the census taking hour because he or she is on a leave of absence from the healthcare facility
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Length of Stay (LOS)
Definition
The total number of patient days for an inpatient episode, calculated by subtracting the date of admission from the date of discharge
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Managed Care Organization (MCO)
Definition
A type of healthcare organization that delivers medical care and manages all aspects of the care or the payment for the care by limiting providers of care, discounting payment to providers of care, or limiting access to care
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Mean
Definition
A measure of a central tendency that is determined by calculating the arithmetic average of the observations in a frequency distribution
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Military Time
Definition
Time measure in hours numbered to 24 (as 0100 or 2300) from one midnight to the next
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Newborn Bassinet Count
Definition
The number of available newborn bassinets, both occupied and vacant, on any given day
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Numerator
Definition
The part of the fraction that is above the line and signifies the number of parts of the denominator taken
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Nursing Facility
Definition
A comprehensive term for long-term care facilities that provide nursing care and related services on a 24-hour basis for residents requiring medical, nursing, or rehabilitative care
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Observation Patient
Definition
A patient who presents with a medical condition with a significant degree of instability and disability and who needs to be monitored, evaluated, and assessed to determine whether he or she should be admitted for inpatient care or discharged for care in another setting
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Occupancy Percent
Definition
Same as bed occupancy ratio
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Outpatient
Definition
A patient who receives ambulatory care services in a hospital-based clinic or department
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Patient Care Unit (PCU)
Definition
An organizational entity of a healthcare facility organized both physically and functionally to provide care
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Patient Day
Definition
Same as inpatient service day
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Percent of Occupancy
Definition
Same as inpatient bed occupancy rate
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Percentage
Definition
A value computed on the basis of the whole divided into 100 parts
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Percentage of Occupancy
Definition
Same as inpatient bed occupancy rate
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Primary Data Source
Definition
Record developed by healthcare professionals in the process of providing patient care
Term
Proportion
Definition
The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree
Term
Quotient
Definition
The number resulting from the division of one number by another
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Rate
Definition
A measure used to compare an event over time; a comparison of the number of times an event did happen (numerator) with the number of times an event could have happened (denominator)
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Ratio
Definition
A calculation found by dividing one quantity by another; also, a general term that can include a number of specific measures such as proportions, percenatge, and rate
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Recapitulation
Definition
A concise summary of data
Term
Research
Definition
Investigation or experimentation aimed at discovery and interpretation of facts, revisions of acceptable theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws; the collection of information about a particular subject
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Rounding
Definition
The process of approximating a number
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Secondary Data Source
Definition
Data derived from the primary patient record, such as an index or database
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Total Bed Count Days
Definition
The sum of inpatient bed count days for each of the days during a specific time period
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Total Inpatient Service Days
Definition
The sum of all inpatient service days for each of the days during a specific time period
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Total Length of Stay
Definition
The sum of the days of stay of any group of inpatients discharged during a specific period of time; also called discharge days
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Utilization Management
Definition
A program that evaluates the healthcare facilities efficiency in providing necessary care to patients in the most effective manner
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Visit
Definition
A single encounter with a healthcare professional that includes all the services supplied during the encounter
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Vital Statistics
Definition
Data related to births, deaths, marriages, and fetal deaths
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Whole Number
Definition
Any of the set of nonnegative integers
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