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HIGHLIGHTS

INTRODUCTION

HCUP PARTNERS

1. OVERVIEW

2. DIAGNOSES

3. PROCEDURES

4. COSTS

5. MHSA

SOURCES/METHODS

DEFINITIONS

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FACTS & FIGURES 2008 PDF
EXHIBIT 2.2 Most Frequent Principal Diagnoses (PDF)

Percent of all discharges with common secondary conditions, 1997 and 2008. Bar chart. Percent of discharges with secondary conditions. Hypertension: 1997: 20%; 2008: 30%; hyperlipidemia: 1997: 5%; 2008: 19%; fluid and electrolyte disorders: 1997: 11%; 2008: 16%; coronary atherosclerosis: 1997: 12%; 2008:15%; diabetes mellitus without complications: 1997: 8%; 2008:14%; anemia: 1997: 8%; 2008; 14%; cardiac dysrhythmias: 1997: 9%; 2008: 12%; normal pregnancy and/or delivery: 1997: 9%; 2008: 10%; mood disorders: 1997: 3%; 2008: 9%; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis: 1997: 3%; 2008: 9%.
  • From 1997 to 2008, there was a substantial increase in the share of discharges with a secondary diagnosis of hypertension (from 20 to 30 percent).
  • Stays with a secondary diagnosis of hyperlipidemia increased from 5 percent in 1997 to 19 percent in 2008.
  • The percent of stays with a secondary diagnosis of mood disorders or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis tripled from 3 percent in 1997 to 9 percent in 2008.


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Internet Citation: Facts and Figures 2008. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/exhibit2_2.jsp.
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