VDH PUD Chronic Disease Hospitalization by Total Charges

This data set includes total charges (in dollars) billed for hospitalizations in Virginia for 12 chronic conditions by year. Data set includes hospitalizations data from 2016 to the most current year for Virginia residents.

The 12 chronic conditions in the dataset include: Alzheimer's Disease, Arthritis, Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, High Blood Cholesterol, hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, Non-Alzheimer's Dementia, and Stroke. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes are used to identify chronic disease indicators. Definitions are based on the Chronic Disease Data Warehouse developed under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Patients hospitalized with a chronic condition for any reason found in a diagnosis list of up to 18 available diagnoses are included. More information can be found here: https://www2.ccwdata.org/web/guest/condition-categories-chronic