Table 1.
Description of basic characteristics of the pilot hospitals for each year
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | = | 55,563 | 69,760 | 66,559 | 68,616 |
| Age | Mean (years) | 61.5 | 60.7 | 60.5 | 60.1 |
| Gender | Female | 25,934 | 33,980 | 31,187 | 32,854 |
| Male | 29,629 | 35,780 | 35,372 | 35,762 | |
| CCI | 0 | 28,008 | 36,670 | 30,149 | 30,458 |
| 1 | 12,081 | 12,547 | 13,006 | 12,799 | |
| ≥2 | 15,474 | 20,543 | 23,404 | 25,359 | |
| Top 10 diagnoses | Chemotherapy session for neoplasm | 8715 | 9644 | 8976 | 9100 |
| Unstable angina | 3319 | 3283 | 3849 | 3885 | |
| Cerebral infarction, unspecified | 3424 | 3122 | 3027 | 3032 | |
| Senile cataract, unspecified | 1831 | 4229 | 1775 | 1742 | |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications | 583 | 1880 | 2070 | 2311 | |
| Atherosclerotic heart disease | 1172 | 1655 | 1421 | 1473 | |
| Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene | 1353 | 1380 | 1379 | 1411 | |
| Essential (primary) hypertension | 1317 | 1417 | 1398 | 1274 | |
| Palliative care | 1033 | 1414 | 1445 | 1155 | |
| COPD with acute exacerbation, unspecified | 1549 | 1229 | 1220 | 938 |