Term: Causes of Hospital Days Used for Acute Care

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-20

Definition:

The most common reasons for hospital days coded only as acute care (i.e., no ALC days) during inpatient hospitalizations. Each hospital abstract has a ‘most responsible’ diagnosis – the diagnosis that describes the most significant condition of a patient that contributed to their days in hospital. Diagnoses were grouped by ICD–10–CA chapter, and the most common causes are reported, as an average annual crude percent.

For more information, see:

• section 7.7 Causes of Hospital Days Used for Acute Care in Fransoo et al. (2019); and
  
• the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters glossary term.

Related terms 

• Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
• Causes of Hospital Days Used
• Causes of Hospitalization / Causes of Inpatient Hospitalization (Acute Care)
• Hospital Days for Acute Care
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)