Influenza Hospitalizations in Oklahoma

Characteristics of Short-Term Acute Care Influenza Hospitalizations in Oklahoma, 1998
Preliminary Data - Not for Public Release

The Data

Overall

0.1% of Short Term Acute Care Hospitalization were due to Influenza (269 discharges) resulting in $1,576,042 in total charges and 1 in-hospital death. The Average length of hospitalization was 4.2 days.

Influenza Discharge Characteristics by:

Patient Sex

53.9% of hospitalizations were female

Patient Race

87.1% of hospitalizations were white.

8.2% of hospitalizations were African American.

4.6% of hospitalizations were Native American.

Patient Age

49.8% of hospitalizations were less than 65 years of age

Patient Discharge Status

92.2% of discharges were to home

6.3% of discharges were to other types of facilities (e.g. skilled nursing, long term care, etc)

0.4% of discharges died in-hospital

0.7% of discharges were to other short term acute care hospitals

0.4% of discharges left against medical advice.

Length of Stay

The average hospital stay was 4.2 days.

58% of discharges stayed in the hospital 3 days or less.

91.1% of discharges stayed in the hospital one week or less.

6.3% of discharges stayed in the hospital 8 to 14 days.

2.6% of discharges stayed in the hospital longer than 14 days.

Primary Payer

Medicare was the primary payer for 41.2% of discharges, accounting for 51.4% of total charges ($807,596).

Commercial insurance was the primary payer for 37.5% of discharges, accounting 26.3% of total charges ($413,355).

Medicaid was the primary payer for 16.5% of discharges, accounting for 20% of total charges ($314,571).

Top 10 HCFA DRGs

Of Influenza hospitalizations:

32.7% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age >17 w CC (DRG 68)
17.1% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age 0-17 (DRG 70)
16.4% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age >17 w/o CC (DRG 69)
15.2% were classified as Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy Age >17 w CC (DRG 89)
5.9% were classified as Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy Age 0-17 (DRG 91)

The Most Frequent Principal Procedures were:

Diagnostic spinal tap (13 procedures)

Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation (7 procedures)

Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus (2 procedures)

Electrocardiogram (2 procedures)

Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) (2 procedures)

Note: 86.2% of Influenza discharges had no principal procedure listed.

Influenza Discharge Characteristics by:
Patient Sex
53.9% of hospitalizations were female
Patient Race
87.1% of hospitalizations were white. 8.2% of hospitalizations were African American. 4.6% of hospitalizations were Native American.
Patient Age
49.8% of hospitalizations were less than 65 years of age
Patient Discharge Status
92.2% of discharges were to home 6.3% of discharges were to other types of facilities (e.g. skilled nursing, long term care, etc) 0.4% of discharges died in-hospital 0.7% of discharges were to other short term acute care hospitals 0.4% of discharges left against medical advice.
Length of Stay
The average hospital stay was 4.2 days. 58% of discharges stayed in the hospital 3 days or less. 91.1% of discharges stayed in the hospital one week or less. 6.3% of discharges stayed in the hospital 8 to 14 days. 2.6% of discharges stayed in the hospital longer than 14 days.
Primary Payer
Medicare was the primary payer for 41.2% of discharges, accounting for 51.4% of total charges ($807,596). Commercial insurance was the primary payer for 37.5% of discharges, accounting 26.3% of total charges ($413,355). Medicaid was the primary payer for 16.5% of discharges, accounting for 20% of total charges ($314,571).
Top 10 HCFA DRGs
Of Influenza hospitalizations: 32.7% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age >17 w CC (DRG 68) 17.1% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age 0-17 (DRG 70) 16.4% were classified as Otitis Media & URI Age >17 w/o CC (DRG 69) 15.2% were classified as Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy Age >17 w CC (DRG 89) 5.9% were classified as Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy Age 0-17 (DRG 91)
The Most Frequent Principal Procedures were:
Diagnostic spinal tap (13 procedures) Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation (7 procedures) Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus (2 procedures) Electrocardiogram (2 procedures) Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) (2 procedures) Note: 86.2% of Influenza discharges had no principal procedure listed.