Table 4.
Summary Findings of Quality Performance by Facility Type, Reporting Odds Ratios and Confidence Intervals with Risk Adjustment for All Available Diagnoses
| Mortality (1997–2004) | Hospital Admission (1997–2004) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Day | 30-Day | 7-Day | 30-Day | |
| 1. Colonoscopy | HOPD 1.46 (1.34–1.58)‡ | HOPD 1.16 (1.10–1.22)‡ | ||
| 2. Cataract | HOPD 1.14 (1.04–1.25)‡ | |||
| 3. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy | ASC 0.87 (0.76–0.99)* | HOPD 1.10 (1.02–1.18)* | ||
| 4. Debridement of skin and other tissues | HOPD 2.23 (1.77–2.81)‡ | HOPD 2.19 (1.82–2.64)‡ | ||
| 5. Arthroscopy | HOPD 1.30 (1.13–1.49)‡ | |||
| 6. Repair of inguinal hernia | HOPD 1.69 (1.41–2.03)‡ | HOPD 1.25 (1.10–1.42)‡ | ||
| 7. Central venous catheterization | HOPD 1.45 (1.22–1.73)‡ | |||
| 8. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | HOPD 1.88 (1.26–2.82)‡ | |||
| 9. Biopsy of liver | ||||
| 10. Laparoscopic occlusion and fulguration of oviducts | HOPD 1.38 (1.03–1.86)* | HOPD 1.39 (1.12–1.73)‡ | ||
| 11. Biopsy of prostate | ||||
| 12. Spinal injection for myelography and/or computed tomography | ASC 0.18 (0.09–0.35)‡ | ASC 0.18 (0.12–0.27)‡ | ||
Note: Blank cells denote no statistically significant differences at the 0.05 significance level; ASC denotes that Ambulatory Surgical Centers were statistically significantly “better” quality performers in this category; HOPD denotes that hospital-based outpatient departments were statistically significantly “better” quality performers in this category.
*
Significance level <0.05.
‡
Significance level <0.001.