Table 1.
Means of hospital characteristics and outcomes measured before the AQ programme, for all incentivised conditions
| North West | Rest of England (mean) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Real (mean) | Synthetic (mean) | ||
| Teaching or specialist hospital | 16% | 15% | 21% |
| Age | 72.3 | 72.1 | 73.0 |
| White | 84% | 84% | 79% |
| National regulator's quality rating | 3.47 | 3.46 | 3.48 |
| Predicted mortality | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 07Q1 (% point) | 2.48 | 2.47 | 0.48 |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 07Q2 (% point) | 2.31 | 2.32 | 0.30 |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 07Q3 (% point) | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1.37 |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 07Q4 (% point) | 3.22 | 3.22 | 1.22 |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 08Q1 (% point) | 1.17 | 1.18 | −0.08 |
| Risk‐adjusted mortality 08Q2 (% point) | 1.03 | 1.05 | −0.67 |
Averages of hospital‐level variables, weighted for number of patients admitted. Risk‐adjusted mortality is a % point difference between observed and predicted mortality of hospitals, aggregated to the region level.