Table 1. Hospital Characteristics and Patient Demographics by Hospital Quartile.
Quartile | Facility Count | Episodes, No. | Payers, No. (%) | Age, Mean (SD), y | Men, No. (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medicare | BCBSM | |||||
1 | 9 | 2228 | 1708 (76.7) | 520 (23.3) | 67.9 (9.4) | 1673 (75.1) |
2 | 8 | 1326 | 1010 (76.2) | 316 (23,8) | 68.1 (9.6) | 1004 (75.7) |
3 | 8 | 1697 | 1305 (76.9) | 392 (23.1) | 68.2 (9.1) | 1212 (71.4) |
4 | 8 | 659 | 497 (75.4) | 162 (24.6) | 67.5 (9.2) | 455 (69.0) |
Abbreviation: BCBSM, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.