Method used to compare the number of hospital admissions for defined populations for a specific period of time, usually 1 year. APT is commonly used by managed care plans to evaluate utilization management performance. Admissions per 1000 formula: number of hospital admissions for a population divided (÷) by the number of persons in that population, and the result multiplied (×) by 1000.

Initial identification of the condition for which the patient is admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.

Three- to five-digit numeric diagnostic code number that indicates the patient’s diagnosis at the time of inpatient hospital admission.

Patient’s provider of medical services who arranges for the patient’s admission to a hospital or facility.

Individual who has been adopted.

1. To take into one’s own family by legal process and raise as one’s own child. 2. To take up and use an idea or practice as one’s own.

One who becomes the legal parent of a child who was not born to him or her, such as a stepparent or relative.

Type of licensed adult board and care residence that offers housing and personal care services for 3 to 16 residents. Services may include meals, supervision, and transportation. The home may be a single family house. Such a residence is licensed as an adult family home or adult group home. Also called board and care home or group home.

Daytime community-based program for functionally impaired adults that provides a variety of health, social, and related support services in a protective setting.