Annual Hospital Interview

Attachment J: Annual Hospital Interview

OMB No. 0920-0212; Expiration date XX/XX/20XX

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Part 1. Hospital Utilization Statistics

1. What is the number of currently staffed inpatient beds in this hospital, not including “newborn” bassinets?

a) Total staffed inpatient beds: ________________

b) If you submit data combined with other hospital(s), what is the number of currently staffed inpatient beds, not including “newborn” bassinets, for all the hospitals that report together?

Combined total staffed inpatient beds: _______________

2. What was the average length of stay (in days) for inpatients in this hospital in calendar year 2014?

______________________________

Part 2. General Questions

3. What is the primary service type of this hospital?

• General acute care

• Specialty acute care hospital (e.g., surgical, maternity, cancer, heart, ENT, orthopedic, etc…)

• Children’s hospital (including general, orthopedic, ENT, cancer, heart, and other acute care)

• Psychiatric hospital (including children’s psychiatric and alcohol/chemical dependency)

• Long term acute care (including adult and children’s rehabilitation, chronic disease, TB)

4. Was this hospital open for the full calendar year 2014?

• Yes

• No Please provide the dates the hospital was open for inpatient service in 2014: ______________________________________________

• Never open in 2014

5. In the past year, has this hospital merged with or separated from another hospital?

• Merger  Please continue with item 5a below.

• Separation Please continue with item 5a below.

• Neither Please proceed to item 7.

5a. Please provide the name(s) and address(es) of the other hospital(s) involved:

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

6. What is the primary service type(s) of the other hospital(s) involved? Check all that apply.

• General acute care

• Specialty hospital (e.g. surgical, maternity, cancer, heart, ENT, orthopedic, etc…)

• Children’s hospital (including general, orthopedic, ENT, cancer, heart, and other acute care)

• Psychiatric hospital (including children’s psychiatric and alcohol/chemical dependency)

• Long term acute care (including adult and children’s rehabilitation, chronic disease, TB)

7. In calendar year 2014, did your facility have any significant changes to the total number of inpatient beds?

• Yes  Please explain_____________________________________________

• No

8. Do you anticipate any significant changes in your discharge volume in the coming year (for example, opening a cardiac wing or closing a birthing center)?

• Yes  Please explain_____________________________________________

• No

Part 3. Data Reporting

9. When this hospital reports data to the State or to the hospital association, is the information solely for this hospital or are other hospital(s) included in the data submission?

• Solely for this hospital

• Combined with other hospital(s)  Please provide the name(s) of the other hospital(s):

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

10. Do the data you provide to us include records from your hospital only?

• Yes  Please proceed to item 11 below.

• No  Please continue with item 10a below.

• Don’t know

10a. Is it possible to identify the records from your hospital separate from the other hospital(s) that report with you?

 Yes  No  Don’t know

11. Do the inpatient data you send to us include records for all discharges (including those paying with public or private insurance as well as self-pay, charity, workmen’s compensation, and court or law enforcement)?

 Yes  No (skip to 11b)

11a. If yes, how many (or approximately what percent) of the records you sent us for the calendar year 2014 were paid with public or private insurance (excluding workmen’s compensation)?

___________________________

11b. If no, then approximately what number or percent of total records (including those for records not submitted) for the calendar year 2014 were for other forms of payment (self-pay, charity, workmen’s compensation, and/or court or law enforcement)?

___________________________

12. Do the ambulatory data you send to us include records for all visits (including those paying with public or private insurance as well as self-pay, charity, workmen’s compensation, and court or law enforcement)?

 Yes  No (skip to 12b)

12a. If yes, how many (or approximately what percent) of the records you sent us for the calendar year 2014 were paid with public or private insurance (excluding workmen’s compensation)?

___________________________

12b. If no, then approximately what number or percent of total claims (including those for records not submitted) for the calendar year 2014 were for other forms of payment (self-pay, charity, workmen’s compensation, and/or court or law enforcement)?

___________________________

13. Please provide the counts or estimates for ED visits by quarter or year for calendar year 2014 for the following categories.

If you cannot separate ED visits from all Outpatient visits, please check here. 

Number of ED VISITS for:	Annual	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
All visits made to ED
Insured patients (public and private, exclude workmen’s compensation)
All other forms of payment (self-pay, charity, court/law enforcement)

14. Please provide the counts or estimates for OPD visits by quarter or year for calendar year 2014 for the following categories.

If you cannot separate OPD visits from all Outpatient visits, please check here. 

Number of OPD VISITS for:	Annual	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
All visits made to OPD
Insured patients (public and private, exclude workmen’s compensation)
All other forms of payment (self-pay, charity, court/law enforcement)

15. In calendar year 2014, does your hospital have a birthing unit or offer obstetric services for females with deliveries?

 Yes  No

15a. Please provide the total number of inpatient discharges (including live births) or the total number of admissions (and live births) by month or annually for calendar year 2014.

	Total number of inpatient discharges (including live births)		Total number of admissions		Total Number of Live births
Annual		OR		AND
January		OR		AND
February		OR		AND
March		OR		AND
April		OR		AND
May		OR		AND
June		OR		AND
July		OR		AND
August		OR		AND
September		OR		AND
October		OR		AND
November		OR		AND
December		OR		AND

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