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1 a)Using the following data in the table below, calculate the Net Death Rate at

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1 a)Using the following data in the table below, calculate the Net Death Rate at Deerfield Community Hospital for 2010.
Express as a percent and round off to 2 digits after the decimal point.


• Total adult and children discharges                                600
• Total adult and children deaths                                      003
• Number of deaths < 48 hours of admission                     001
• Number of deaths > 48 hours of admission                     002
• Total newborn discharges                                              090
• Total newborn deaths                                                    001
• Number of deaths < 48 hours of admission                     000
• Number of deaths > 48 hours of admission               001


NET DEATH RATE: ____________________________________

b.)

Using the information on the table below, calculate the Adjusted Hospital Autopsy Rate.  

June 2011

Discharges:

Total Inpatient A/C Discharges                                    258

Total Newborn                                                                022

Deaths:

Total Inpatient A/C Deaths                                          009

Total Newborn Deaths                                                  001

Emergency Room Deaths & Outpatient Deaths        004

Autopsy:

Inpatient Autopsies                                                       006

ER / Outpatient Autopsies                                             003

Released to the coroner before autopsy                          002

Express in a percent. Round off to 2 decimals.

             

Adjusted Hospital Autopsy Rate: __________  

Explanation / Answer

Question 1 :

NET DEATH RATE = [Total Number of deaths - deaths under 48 hours] * 100/ [Total Number of discharges minus deaths under 48 hours ]

= 2 * 100 / (600 - 1) = 0.33%

Question 2 :

Adjusted Hospital Autopsy Rate = Total number of hospital autopsy* 100 / [Total number of deaths - Coroner's cases]

= (6 +3) * 100/ (9 + 1 + 4)

= 64.29%