Table 2.
Treatments, Costs, and Outcomes for Medicare AMI Patients
| Variable | N | Mean | S.D. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | |||
| Any primary intervention (Thrombolytic Therapy or Primary PTCA) | 93,386 | 0.179 | – |
| Echo test | 93,386 | 0.609 | – |
| Stress test | 93,386 | 0.122 | – |
| Smoking cessation counseling for current smokers | 14,245 | 0.340 | – |
| Length of stay | 93,386 | 8.521 | 5.768 |
| Any revascularization – baseline admission | 93,386 | 0.302 | – |
| Any revascularization – during baseline or within 30 days of discharge | 93,386 | 0.320 | – |
| Any revascularization – during baseline or within 1 year of discharge | 58,025 | 0.367 | – |
| Cardiac catheterization – baseline admission | 93,386 | 0.463 | – |
| Cardiac catheterization – during baseline or within 30 days of discharge | 93,386 | 0.476 | – |
| Cardiac catheterization – during baseline or within 1 year of discharge | 58,025 | 0.516 | – |
| Cost | |||
| Admission costs | 93,386 | $13,287 | 20,602 |
| 30 day costs | 93,385 | $14,094 | 20,801 |
| 1 year costs | 56,340 | $19,978 | 29,048 |
| Outcomes | |||
| 30 day mortality | 93,386 | 0.191 | – |
| 1 year mortality | 93,386 | 0.326 | – |
Notes: The study sample includes CCP patients with a confirmed AMI admitted to a nonrural, acute care hospital during 1994 and early 1995. Cost data is derived from charges from Medicare claims for the admission, adjusted by the hospital's cost-to-charge ratio.