Hospital predicted-to-expected ratios based on “CMS all-cause” vs. “CMS modified-for-preventability” methods
NOTES:
CMS= Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS= Predicted-to-expected ratio based on CMS all-cause readmission model
CMS-P= Predicted-to-expected ratio based on CMS modified-for-preventability readmission model
AMI=Acute myocardial infarction
HF=Heart failure
PNA=Pneumonia
Figures are generated based on FY08-10 VA acute hospitalizations.
Bubble size is proportional to number of index admissions; only hospitals with >25 index admissions are included (n=104 for AMI, n=130 for HF, and n=131 for PNA)
Lines at 1 indicate the threshold for excess readmissions.