Cape Regional Medical Center Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) - Mortality Quality Outcomes - Oct 2018 to Sep 2019

Research Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) level mortality quality outcomes for Cape Regional Medical Center located at 2 Stone Harbour Blvd, Cape May Court House, NJ, 08210 & includes data from NPIs 1053382697


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Oct 2016 to Sep 2019   |   Oct 2018 to Sep 2019

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
All Inpatient 3,115 2,696
Surgical 467 445
Non Surgical 2,648 2,251
General Medicine 636 549
Cardiovascular 595 445
Pulmonology 489 440
Gastroenterology & Endocrinology 345 304
Orthopedics 290 272
Urology 257 235
Neurology 187 165
General Surgery 138 126
Oncology & Hematology 97 83
Colorectal 37 36
Psychiatry & Mental Disorders 19 18
Obstetrics & Gynecology 11 NA

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis
DRG 871: SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 872: SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Nutritional And Miscellaneous Metabolic Disorders
DRG 641: MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM , FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 640: MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM , FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Cellulitis
DRG 603: CELLULITIS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 602: CELLULITIS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Signs And Symptoms
DRG 948: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Postoperative And Post-Traumatic Infections
DRG 862: POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Cirrhosis And Alcoholic Hepatitis
Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis And Alcoholic Hepatitis

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Heart Failure And Shock
DRG 291: HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 292: HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 293: HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Cardiac Arrhythmia And Conduction Disorders
DRG 308: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 309: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 310: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Acute Myocardial Infarction
DRG 280: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 281: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 282: ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Peripheral Vascular Disorders
DRG 300: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses
DRG 314: OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Syncope And Collapse
DRG 312: SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE
Hypertension
DRG 305: HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Other Vascular Procedures

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Simple Pneumonia And Pleurisy
DRG 193: SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 194: SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 195: SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
DRG 190: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 191: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 192: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Pulmonary Edema And Respiratory Failure
DRG 189: PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Respiratory Infections And Inflammations
DRG 177: RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Respiratory System Diagnosis With Ventilator Support
DRG 208: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS W VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS
Bronchitis And Asthma
DRG 202: BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
G.I.Hemorrhage
DRG 378: G.I. HEMORRHAGE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 377: G.I. HEMORRHAGE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders
DRG 392: ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 391: ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Diabetes
DRG 638: DIABETES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
G.I. Obstruction
DRG 390: G.I. OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 389: G.I. OBSTRUCTION WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders And Peritoneal Infections
DRG 372: MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Other Digestive System Diagnoses
Disorders Of Pancreas Except Malignancy
Cholecystectomy
Endocrine Disorders

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Major Hip And Knee Joint Replacement Or Reattachment Of Lower Extremity
DRG 470: MAJOR JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Hip And Femur Procedures Except Major Joint
DRG 481: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 480: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 482: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Fractures Of Hip And Pelvis
DRG 536: FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Medical Back Problems
Amputation Of Lower Limb For Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Disorders

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Renal Failure
DRG 683: RENAL FAILURE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 682: RENAL FAILURE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Kidney And Urinary Tract Infections
DRG 689: KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 690: KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses
DRG 698: OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 699: OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Kidney And Ureter Procedures

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Intracranial Hemorrhage Or Cerebral Infarction
DRG 065: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) OR TPA IN 24 HOURS
DRG 066: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 064: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Seizures
DRG 100: SEIZURES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 101: SEIZURES WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Transient Ischemia
DRG 069: TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders
DRG 057: DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Other Disorders Of Nervous System

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Infections And Parasitic Diseases With O.R. Procedure
DRG 853: INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
DRG 854: INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Extracranial Procedures
DRG 039: EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Non-Extensive Procedure Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis
Extensive O.R. Procedure Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Red Blood Cell Disorders
Respiratory Neoplasms
DRG 180: RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Major Hematological/Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis And Coagulation
Coagulation Disorders
DRG 813: COAGULATION DISORDERS

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Major Small And Large Bowel Procedures
DRG 330: MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
DRG 329: MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)

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Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion Total Users In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) 1 Year Mortality Rate (%) National Total Hospitalizations (Oct 2018 to Sep 2019) National Total Hospitalizations After Exclusion National Total Users National In Hospital Mortality Rate (%) National 30 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 60 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 90 Day Mortality Rate (%) National 1 Year Mortality Rate (%)
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Or Dependence