Table 4.
Weighting scheme
| Region | Bed Size | # of Hospitals in HF Sample | # of Discharges in Sample (Health Facts) | # of Discharges in Universe (AHA) | Discharge Weights (universe/sample) | # of HF Discharges with Dx and Procs | Dx and Proc Weights (universe/sample) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest | <99 | 28 | 13711 | 1226395 | 89.45 | 11197 | 109.53 |
| Midwest | 100-199 | 11 | 49244 | 1503133 | 30.52 | 18544 | 81.06 |
| Midwest | 200-299 | 5 | 51911 | 1644218 | 31.67 | 24916 | 65.99 |
| Midwest | 300+ | 10 | 152916 | 4526492 | 29.60 | 59741 | 75.77 |
| Northeast | <99 | 23 | 131065 | 385176 | 2.94 | 30687 | 12.55 |
| Northeast | 100-199 | 7 | 44618 | 1087590 | 24.38 | 35543 | 30.60 |
| Northeast | 200-299 | 14 | 230950 | 1437848 | 6.23 | 74904 | 19.20 |
| Northeast | 300-499 | 6 | 94831 | 2021580 | 21.32 | 48317 | 41.84 |
| Northeast | 500+ | 7 | 243512 | 2689519 | 11.04 | 87817 | 30.63 |
| South | <99 | 29 | 60081 | 1632606 | 27.17 | 21043 | 77.58 |
| South | 100-199 | 8 | 69961 | 2685597 | 38.39 | 26535 | 101.21 |
| South | 200-299 | 9 | 116086 | 2543060 | 21.91 | 56292 | 45.18 |
| South | 300-499 | 6 | 85349 | 3766138 | 44.13 | 22595 | 166.68 |
| South | 500+ | 6 | 269477 | 4433500 | 16.45 | 109494 | 40.49 |
| West | <99 | 10 | 21522 | 778899 | 36.19 | 8466 | 92.00 |
| West | 100-199 | 5 | 32114 | 1603107 | 49.92 | 2379 | 673.86 |
| West | 200-299 | 4 | 46321 | 1525325 | 32.93 | 13427 | 113.60 |
| West | 300+ | 3 | 80072 | 3325308 | 41.53 | 22570 | 147.33 |