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INTRODUCTION

HCUP PARTNERS

1. OVERVIEW

2. DIAGNOSES

3. PROCEDURES

4. COSTS

5. MHSA

SOURCES/METHODS

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EXHIBIT 2.2 Most Frequent Principal Diagnoses (PDF)

Percent of all discharges with common secondary conditions, 1997 and 2008. Bar chart. Percent of discharges with secondary conditions. Hypertension: 1997: 20%; 2008: 30%; hyperlipidemia: 1997: 5%; 2008: 19%; fluid and electrolyte disorders: 1997: 11%; 2008: 16%; coronary atherosclerosis: 1997: 12%; 2008:15%; diabetes mellitus without complications: 1997: 8%; 2008:14%; anemia: 1997: 8%; 2008; 14%; cardiac dysrhythmias: 1997: 9%; 2008: 12%; normal pregnancy and/or delivery: 1997: 9%; 2008: 10%; mood disorders: 1997: 3%; 2008: 9%; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis: 1997: 3%; 2008: 9%.

From 1997 to 2008, there was a substantial increase in the share of discharges with a secondary diagnosis of hypertension (from 20 to 30 percent).
Stays with a secondary diagnosis of hyperlipidemia increased from 5 percent in 1997 to 19 percent in 2008.
The percent of stays with a secondary diagnosis of mood disorders or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis tripled from 3 percent in 1997 to 9 percent in 2008.

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