admission rate

admn_rt

clinical

Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

The frequency of inpatient hospital admissions per unit of population or member months, calculated in claims and EHR analytics platforms. Used by payers and health plans to measure utilization, compare against benchmarks, and assess care management program effectiveness across member populations.

Standard Abbreviation

admn_rt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  admn_rt INTEGER,  -- admission rate (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  admn_rt as admission_rate
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
admn_rt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  admn_rt      INTEGER,  -- admission rate (count/integer value)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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