Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2003: HCUP Fact Book No. 7

www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk7/

Merrill CT, Elixhauser A.
AHRQ Publication No. 06-0039, May 2006.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

The report highlights statistics for 2003 on:

• Number and types of procedures performed during a hospital stay.
• Age and gender variation in receipt of procedures.
• Sources of payment (i.e., who is billed) for various procedures.
• Procedures associated with the:
• Longest lengths of stay.
• Highest charges.
• Highest inpatient mortality.

In addition, information is presented on the share of the Nation's hospitals that were high-volume providers for specific procedures as well as on how various patient safety indicators changed between 1997 and 2003.

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