TABLE 3.3: Hipe Report: Table 3.3 Total Discharges: Mean Number of All-Listed diagnoses by Patient Type, Sex and Age Group, 2016
Description
Outlines the mean number of diagnoses collected for day patient, in-patient, and total Discharges, by sex and age group. Activity in Acute Public Hospitals in Ireland Annual Report, 2016, is a report on in-patient and day patient Discharges from acute public hospitals participating in the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme in 2016. Discharge activity is Examined by type of patient (day patient/in-patient), admission type (elective/emergency/maternity) and hospital group, and by demographic parameters (such as age and sex). Certain issues of relevance to the Irish health care system covered in the report relate to the composition of Discharges by medical card and public/private status. Charges are also analysed by diagnoses, procedures, major Diagnostic categories, and Diagnosis related groups. The analysis is presented at the national level. In 2016 HIPE Discharges were coded using ICD-10-AM/Achi/ACS 8th Edition and grouped into AR-DRG Version 8.0. See the complete Activity in Acute Public Hospitals in Ireland Annual Report 2016 at http://www.hpo.ie/latest_hipe_nprs_reports/HIPE_2016/HIPE_Report_2016.pdf