Term: Atypical Stay

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

This is usually a non-typical inpatient. Generally an atypical stay is based on length of stay in hospital compared to the average for a given CMG™, DRG™ or RDRG®.

Related terms 

• Average Length of Stay (ALOS)
• Case Mix Groups (CMG™)
• Complications
• Costing
• Diagnosis Related Group (DRG™)
• Length of Stay (LOS)
• Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (RDRG®)
• Resource Intensity Weights (RIW™)
• Trim Point
• Typical Stay