RHIT EXAM FORMULAS questions n answers
graded A+ passed
1. Average Total inpatient service days / total number of days in the period
Daily Census
2. Average
Length of Stay Discharge Days / Total Discharges
3. Percentage
of
Occupancy Total Service Days for the period / total bed count days in the period X
100
4. Hospital
Death Rate
(GROSS)
Number of deaths of inpatients in a period / number of discharges
5. Hospital (including deaths) X 100
Death Rate
(NET) Number of deaths of inpatients in a period - deaths under 48 hours /
Number of discharges (including deaths) minus deaths under 48 hours X
100`
6. Net Autopsy Rate Total inpatients for a given period / total inpatient deaths -
unautopsied coronor- ers' or medical examiners' cases X 100
7. Hospital
Autopsy Rate Total hospital autopsies / number of deaths of hospital patients whose
(Adjusted) bodies are available for autopsy X 100
8. Fetal Death Rate total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths / total number of live
births - intermediate and late fetal deaths X 100
9. Neonatal tion Rate
Mortal- ity Rate
(Death Rate)
10. Maternal
Mortal- ity Rate
(Death Rate)
11. Caesarean-Sec-
1/
3
graded A+ passed
1. Average Total inpatient service days / total number of days in the period
Daily Census
2. Average
Length of Stay Discharge Days / Total Discharges
3. Percentage
of
Occupancy Total Service Days for the period / total bed count days in the period X
100
4. Hospital
Death Rate
(GROSS)
Number of deaths of inpatients in a period / number of discharges
5. Hospital (including deaths) X 100
Death Rate
(NET) Number of deaths of inpatients in a period - deaths under 48 hours /
Number of discharges (including deaths) minus deaths under 48 hours X
100`
6. Net Autopsy Rate Total inpatients for a given period / total inpatient deaths -
unautopsied coronor- ers' or medical examiners' cases X 100
7. Hospital
Autopsy Rate Total hospital autopsies / number of deaths of hospital patients whose
(Adjusted) bodies are available for autopsy X 100
8. Fetal Death Rate total number of intermediate and late fetal deaths / total number of live
births - intermediate and late fetal deaths X 100
9. Neonatal tion Rate
Mortal- ity Rate
(Death Rate)
10. Maternal
Mortal- ity Rate
(Death Rate)
11. Caesarean-Sec-
1/
3