50 Most Frequent Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), Diagnoses, and Procedures: Statistics by Hospital Size and Location

摘要

The report provides national statistics that describe hospital discharges in the 50 most frequent classes of diagnosis-related groups, principal diagnoses, and principal procedures in 1986. The statistics for that year are based on all 1986 discharges from approximately 60 percent of all hospitals participating in HCUP-2, the second wave of the Hospital Cost and Utilization Project data base, which covers the period from 1980 to 1987. The 60-percent sample provides a national overview for the entire hospital sector and for separate classes defined on the basis of hospital size and location: Small rural hospitals (no more than 60 beds), large rural hospitals (over 60 beds), small urban hospitals (no more than 250 beds), and large urban hospitals (over 250 beds).