Table 1. Comparison of rates of inappropriate admissions and patient days in six of the study hospitals: Massachusetts, selected years 1973-851.
| Hospital | Inappropriate admission rates2 | Inappropriate patient days rates | ||
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| 1973 and 1978 | 1982, 1984, and 1985 | 1973 and 1978 | 1982, 1984, and 1985 | |
| A | 4.0 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 35.4 |
| B | 8.0 | 10.0 | 23.7 | 22.0 |
| C | 5.0 | 7.0 | 23.4 | 18.0 |
| D | 5.0 | 36.7 | 38.1 | 46.1 |
| E | 5.8 | 10.9 | 44.0 | 28.0 |
| F | 5.7 | 5.2 | 33.3 | 18.1 |
1
Hospitals A, B, and C were reviewed in 1982 and hospitals D, E, and F were reviewed in 1984-85.
2
Inappropriate admission rates were determined subjectively in 1973 and using objective criteria in the other years.