Healthcare Outcomes

Introduction


This page examines health care data for women over age 50 with Diabetes who were admitted to the hospital between June 2023 and April 2024. Summary statistics are calculated to provide additional context. See table, statistics, and conclusions below.

Hospital Data for Women over age 50 with Diabetes (June 2023 - April 2024)
Age Date of Admission Discharge Date Admission Type Medication Test Results
65 2023-07-28 2023-08-05 Emergency Ibuprofen Normal
52 2023-07-30 2023-08-23 Urgent Penicillin Normal
80 2023-08-08 2023-08-28 Elective Aspirin Abnormal
55 2023-08-10 2023-08-30 Emergency Aspirin Normal
77 2023-09-20 2023-10-08 Urgent Paracetamol Inconclusive
75 2023-09-27 2023-10-15 Emergency Penicillin Inconclusive
59 2023-10-10 2023-10-22 Emergency Penicillin Normal
80 2023-10-23 2023-11-15 Urgent Paracetamol Normal
62 2023-10-29 2023-11-12 Urgent Lipitor Abnormal
84 2023-10-30 2023-11-10 Urgent Aspirin Inconclusive
80 2023-11-12 2023-12-12 Elective Penicillin Abnormal
71 2023-11-12 2023-11-13 Emergency Paracetamol Normal
67 2023-12-07 2023-12-14 Urgent Lipitor Inconclusive
78 2023-12-12 2024-01-05 Emergency Aspirin Normal
64 2023-12-16 2024-01-15 Elective Paracetamol Inconclusive
53 2023-12-27 2023-12-28 Emergency Penicillin Abnormal
55 2024-01-11 2024-01-30 Elective Paracetamol Inconclusive
83 2024-01-13 2024-01-22 Urgent Aspirin Abnormal
78 2024-01-13 2024-01-26 Elective Lipitor Abnormal
79 2024-01-23 2024-02-22 Elective Paracetamol Abnormal
52 2024-02-14 2024-03-11 Elective Ibuprofen Normal
61 2024-02-20 2024-03-08 Emergency Penicillin Abnormal
83 2024-03-03 2024-03-21 Elective Ibuprofen Normal
76 2024-03-24 2024-04-14 Elective Aspirin Abnormal
Figure 1. Table with hospital data



Summary Statistics

24 Patients
Average Age: 69.5
Total Billed: $503276.75
Average Bill: $20969.86




Conclusions

Using this data, we can examine the relationship between admission type and medication administered to women above age 50 with diabetes. This relationship is important to investigate, as it could potentially be used to prevent emergency visits. For example, penicillin is prescribed for infections, while ibuprofen is prescribed for fevers, and aspirin is used for heart attacks. If the majority of emergency visit patients were administered penicillin, doctors could shift long-term diabetes care to focus on preventing infections. However, it appears that the type of hospital visit (emergency, urgent, or elective) is not correlated to patients' acute condition. Examining the data, there is a seemingly random relationship between the admission type versus the medication administered. Almost each of the 5 types of medication were prescribed in each admission type category, with no stark trends in frequency. This suggests that preventing emergency room visits among women with diabetes will require more nuanced analysis with additional data.