Table 1.
Overall Descriptive Statistics
| Mean | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|
| All Cause Hospital-Wide Readmission Rate | 15.56% | 0.96% |
| Hip/Knee Readmission Rate | 4.01% | 0.53% |
| COPD Readmission Rate | 19.67% | 1.10% |
| Heart Attack Readmission Rate | 16.11% | 1.05% |
| Heart Failure Readmission Rate | 21.96% | 1.64% |
| Pneumonia Readmission Rate | 16.74% | 1.24% |
| HVBP Eligible Hospitals | 0.83 | 0.38 |
| For-Profit Ownership (1 = For Profit) | 0.24 | 0.43 |
| # of Staffed Beds | 189.30 | 186.82 |
| Teaching (1 = Teaching) | 0.05 | 0.23 |
| Case Mix Index (CMI) | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| Average Length of Stay | 4.48 | 4.66 |
| Outpatient Service Mix | 54.74% | 20.01% |
| Urban/Rural (1 = Urban) | 0.69 | 0.46 |
| Government (1 = Government Operated) | 0.15 | 0.35 |
| # of Discharges | 9570 | 10,739.84 |
| System Member (1 = System Member) | 0.81 | 0.39 |
| Market Concentration HHI | 0.34 | 0.32 |
| Occupancy Rate | 48.84% | 20.51% |
| Hospital Compare (1 = Score = 5; 0 = Score < 5) | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | 0.04 | 0.19 |
| Region 2 (NJ, NY, PA) | 0.11 | 0.31 |
| Region 3 (DE, KY, MD, NC, VA, WV, DC) | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN, PR) | 0.17 | 0.37 |
| Region 5 (IL, MI, IN, OH, WI) | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Region 6 (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) | 0.08 | 0.0.27 |
| Region 7 (AR, LA, OK, TX) | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Region 8 (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY) | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| Region 9 (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA) | 0.13 | 0.33 |
Note: N = 3276 short-term acute care hospitals.