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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE QUERY
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Select a Hospital.
You may do so
by choosing a city from the drop-down menu. Your
selection of a city will reveal another drop-down menu
that lists all hospitals in that city.
If you do
not know the city of the hospital you want to select, you
may choose “* Show all facilities” and select a hospital from the
drop-down menu that lists facilities in alphabetical order.
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Select a Major Diagnostic Category (MDC).
After you select a hospital, a list of MDCs will appear. An MDC is a general classification of diseases or conditions treated in an inpatient setting. Click on the MDC that most closely reflects the general type of hospitalization you would like to research.
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Select a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
After you select an MDC, a drop-down list of DRGs will appear. A DRG is a more specific classification of hospitalization types based on the patient’s medical condition, procedures performed (if any), and, in some cases, the age and/or sex of the patient. Choose the DRG that most closely reflects the specific type of hospitalization you would like to research. Please note that the only DRGs that will display for a specific hospital are those for which the hospital had at least five discharges.
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Receive the results.
After you select a specific type of
hospitalization, the following information will be displayed:
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The name, address and telephone number of the hospital you selected.
- The number of discharges, the average length of stay, and information about the average and median charges for (1) the selected hospital; (2) Hospitals in the related comparison group (critical access hospitals or urban hospitals; and (3) all hospitals in New Hampshire.
- Overall information about payments to the selected hospital from different types of insurers. Each pie graph represents the percentage of charges paid on behalf of patients with private insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare coverage. This information is not specific the selected service. It is for all services delivered at the selected hospital.
- A table detailing the health care charges for which the hospital did not receive payment because the patient qualified for free or reduced-charge care or because the patient failed to pay what was owed.
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