TABLE 2.6: Hipe Report: Total Discharges (excl. Maternity): Public/Private Status by GMS Status and Patient Type (N, %), 2014

Disaggregates total Discharges (excl. Maternity) by public/private status, GMS status and patient type (day patient and in-patient). In HIPE, public/private status relates to whether the patient saw the consultant on a private or public basis. It does not relate to the type of bed occupied nor is it an indicator of possession of private health insurance. GMS status refers to the medical card status of each HIPE discharge. Eligibility for a medical card is predominately dependent on income. It should be noted that where Discharges are recorded as having a medical card this does not necessarily imply that the hospital discharge was publicly funded and vice versa. Activity in Acute Public Hospitals in Ireland Annual Report, 2014, is a report on in-patient and day patient Discharges from acute public hospitals participating in the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme in 2014. Charging activity is Examined by type of patient and hospital, and by demographic parameters. Certain issues of relevance to the Irish health care system covered in the report relate to the composition of Discharges by medical card and public/private status. Charges are also analysed by diagnoses, procedures, major Diagnostic categories, and Diagnosis related groups. Maternity Discharges are Examined separately from other Discharges. The analysis is presented at the national level. In 2014 HIPE Discharges were coded using ICD-10-AM/Achi/ACS 6th Edition and grouped into AR-DRG Version 6.0. See the complete Activity in Acute Public Hospitals in Ireland Annual Report 2014 at http://www.hpo.ie/latest_hipe_nprs_reports/HIPE_2014/HIPE_Report_2014.pdf