Exploring the differences in ICD and hospital morbidity data collection features across countries: an international survey

Table 2 Mandatory data fields collected in the hospital morbidity database

Country (by continent)	Patient demographics	Admission type^a	Discharge disposition^b	Admission unit	Physician information^c	Diagnoses	Diagnosis timing^d
Africa
Botswana	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mauritius	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nigeria	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Tanzania	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
America (North)
Barbados	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Canada	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Jamaica	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
USA	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
America (South)
Chile	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
Guatemala	✔	✔		✔		✔
Paraguay	✔	✔	✔			✔
Uruguay	✔		✔			✔
Asia
India						✔
Indonesia	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Iran	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Saudi Arabia	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
South Korea	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Thailand	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Europe
Germany	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
Italy	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
Netherlands	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Spain	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
Sweden	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
UK	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Oceania
Australia	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
New Zealand	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔

^aInformation about admission type (e.g., urgent, emergent, elective)
^bInformation about discharge disposition (e.g., to home, transfer to another hospital, to long-term care, etc.)
^cPhysician information (medical specialty of physician responsible for care)
^dDiagnosis timing (e.g., present on admission, developed after admission)

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