During the first quarter, St. Joseph’s Hospital had 22 inpat…
During the first quarter, St. Joseph’s Hospital had 22 inpatient deaths, 9 of whom were autopsied. Two of the 22 deaths were coroner’s cases, but 1 was autopsied by the hospital pathologist (included in the nine). In addition, the following bodies were brought to the hospital for autopsy: 2 former patients who died in the ED 1 former inpatient who died in a skilled nursing facility 2 former inpatients who died at home 1 patient who died during a round of outpatient chemotherapy What is the adjusted hospital autopsy rate? Express as a percent. Round to two decimal places.
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Good Samaritan Hospital is a 344-bed acute care facility. As the Quality Manager, you are examining inpatient statistics for the month of April. The hospital recorded 6 deaths and 876 live discharges in the month of April. What is the gross (hospital) mortality rate for the month? Round to the nearest tenth.
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You are the Coding Manager at ABC hospital. You have 15 coders who report to you. 5 coders have used all their vacation days this year, 9 have used half their vacation days and 1 has used no vacation days. Calculate the rate of coders who still have some remaining vacation days this year. Express as a percent. Round to one decimal place.
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