Table 1.
Distribution of Hospital Adjusted Odds Ratio for Composite Outcome and Readmission
| Principle Discharge Diagnosis | No. of Patients | No. of Hospitals | Rate (unadj) | Median Odds Ratio | AOR, Interquartile Range |
AOR, Range | Estimated Between Hospital Variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI, CHF, or PNEU | |||||||
| Composite Outcome | 344,565 | 204 | 10.93 | 1.37 | 0.88-1.10 | 0.48-1.66 | 0.0316 |
| Readmission | 329,120 | 204 | 6.75 | 1.17 | 0.93-1.07 | 0.69-1.43 | 0.0079 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | |||||||
| Composite Outcome | 75,036 | 188 | 11.80 | 1.22 | 0.93-1.08 | 0.59-1.44 | 0.0128 |
| Readmission | 70,677 | 188 | 6.36 | 1.15 | 0.96-1.03 | 0.70-1.26 | 0.0068 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | |||||||
| Composite Outcome | 144,338 | 200 | 11.31 | 1.35 | 0.88-1.11 | 0.51-1.51 | 0.0297 |
| Readmission | 138,715 | 200 | 7.71 | 1.16 | 0.94-1.05 | 0.73-1.37 | 0.0075 |
| Pneumoniae | |||||||
| Composite Outcome | 125,191 | 204 | 9.97 | 1.22 | 0.91-1.11 | 0.57-1.48 | 0.0126 |
| Readmission | 119,728 | 204 | 5.86 | 1.18 | 0.94-1.07 | 0.74-1.44 | 0.0088 |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio, AMI acute myocardial infarction, CHF congestive heart failure, PNEU pneumonia