Topic: Diabetes Mellitus (ICD10-AM Codes E10-E14.9; NOT Diabetes Insipidus or Gestational
Diabetes)
1. With reference to Australian and overseas literature, briefly describe:
• Current prevalence & incidence of diabetes mellitus, and any relevant trends
• Current admissions & length of stay for diabetes mellitus, and any relevant trends
• Approaches used to decrease length of stay for diabetes mellitus
2. Analyse the UTS Hospital dataset based on your research question(s)
3. Based primarily on your analyses, but with reference to the literature:
• Identify important points that might suggest interventions to reduce the incidence of hospitalisation and readmission for this condition
• Make specific recommendations to reduce rates of hospitalisation and readmission
Length: Maximum 2500 words
