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. 2007 Fall;29(1):45–57.

Table 6. Measures of Uncertainty Concerning Top 20 Percent Placement in Rank: Premier Inc. Hospital Plus Community Access Hospital Sample.

Ranking Community Acquired Pneumonia Heart Failure Acute Myocardial Infarction

Percent
Percentage of Hospitals Placed in Top 20 Percent That Have 95 Percent or Greater Probability of Being in Top 20 Percent 52 57 49
Percentage of Hospitals Placed in Top 20 Percent That Have Less Than 80 Percent Probability of Being in Top 20 Percent 33 23 37
Average Probability of Being in Top 20 Percent for the Hospitals That Have Less Than 80 Percent Probability of Being in Top 20 Percent 61 67 57
Probability of Being in Top 20 Percent for the Last Hospital Assigned to the Top 20 Percent 43 55 43

SOURCE: Davidson, G. and Moscovice, I., University of Minnesota, and Remus, D., BayCare Health System: Analysis of year-1 data from the Health Quality Incentive Demonstration, 2007.