Complication of Diabetes Hospital Admissions in Adults
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of hospital admissions for uncontrolled (or complication of) diabetes in people aged 15 years and over, per 100 000 population.
Numerator
All non-maternal/non-neonatal hospital admissions with principal diagnosis code of: • Uncontrolled diabetes • Diabetes Short-term complication (i.e. ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity) • Long-term complication (i.e. renal, eye; neurological, circulatory, or complication not otherwise specified)
Denominator
Population count 15+ (mean January t - January t+1).
Exclusions
Non-residents and cases died in hospital; transferred from another institution; with MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium) or with a specified pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium code in any field; or that are same day/day only admissions. It should be noted that previously (2009-2012), cases with MDC 15 (newborn and other neonates) were also excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age-sex standardised
Stratifications
By patient region and district.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
RHM-MZG (hospital administrative discharge data)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Performance of the Belgian Health System annual report