81 |
166.0 |
Index |
4.2.16 |
4.0 |
HD |
Healthcare Delivery |
11.0 |
HPS |
Hospital and Physician Services |
Hospital and physician services refers to care for a patient who is formally admitted (or “hospitalized”) to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night in the hospital or other institution. |
M299 |
Risk-adjusted 30-day survival rate (percent) among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in the state for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia |
This measure is for risk-standardized all-cause 30-day mortality rates for Medicare patients aged 65 and older who are hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia. All-cause mortality is defined as death from any cause within 30 days after the index admission. This is a measure of the state's public health and healthcare system's programs, staffing, and requirements which influence recovery or mortality from an illness severe enough to require hospitalization. |
CF Scorecard |
The Commonwealth Fund, Aiming Higher: Results from a Scorecard on State health System Performance |
2011-2013, 2015 & 2016 |
Variation in state population health, such as obesity or smoking rates, may have a greater effect on the measure results than prevention and preparedness programs. |