In-Hospital Mortality of Patients Admitted for Pneumonia
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
In-hospital deaths of patients admitted for pneumonia.
Numerator
Observed number of in-hospital deaths for pneumonia patients × national in-hospital mortality rate for pneumonia patients
Denominator
Expected number of in-hospital deaths for pneumonia patients = the sum of the estimated probabilities of death for all separations (meeting the denominator criteria), calculated using national risk-adjustment coefficients.
Exclusions
Length of stay more than 30 days.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
• Age in years at date of admission • Additional (comorbid) diagnoses: dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, hypotension, shock, kidney (renal) failure, other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, dysrhythmia, malignancy, liver disease, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease.
Stratifications
By hospital peer group.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Internal state/territory reports