Death in Low-Mortality Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
In-hospital deaths in Diagnosis Related Groups (see technical specifications) with a mortality rate less than 0.5%. This indicator is intended to identify in-hospital deaths in patients unlikely to die during hospitalisation. The underlying assumption is that when patients admitted for an extremely low-mortality condition or procedure die, a health care error is more likely to be responsible.
Numerator
Number of in-hospital deaths for low mortality DRGs x 100
Denominator
Number of separations in low-mortality DRGs.(defined as DRGs with a national mortality of less than 0.5% over the previous 3 years).
Exclusions
Any diagnosis (principal or additional) and/or any procedure of trauma, immuno-compromised state, cancer.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital peer group.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Core Hospital-Based Outcome Indicators
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Internal state/territory reports