Statewide Exclusions from Hospital Performance Analysis

Exclusions from in-hospital mortality analysis

Cases
 

N

%

Total cases before exclusions

280,036

100%

Exclusions:

    

patients who left against medical advice

1,451

0.5

patients transferred out to general acute care facilities

14,130

5.0

patients where age was invalid

1

< 0.1

patients missing an ASG

19,937

7.1

no reference database rate

3

< 0.1

Total Exclusions

35,522

12.7

Total cases remaining in mortality analysis

244,514

87.3

 

Exclusions from length of stay analysis

Cases
 

N

%

Total cases before exclusions

280,036

100%

Exclusions:

    

patients who died

20,224

7.2

patients who left against medical advice

1,451

0.5

patients transferred out to general acute care facilities

14,130

5.0

patients where age was invalid

0

0.0

patients missing an ASG

18,272

6.5

invalid LOS

0

0.0

no reference database rate

3

< 0.1

trimmed cases

3,152

1.1

Total Exclusions

57, 232

20.4

Total cases remaining in length of stay analysis

222,804

79.6

*Number of ASG missing for patients who have died not included

Exclusions from charge analysis

Cases
 

N

%

Total cases before charges

280,036

100%

Exclusions:

    

patients who left against medical advice

1,451

0.5

patients transferred out to general acute care facilities

14,130

5.0

invalid charges

115

< 0.1

patients missing an ASG

19,933

7.1

trimmed cases

5,809

2.1

Total Exclusions

41,438

14.8

Total cases remaining in charge analysis

238,598

85.2