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Table 2.29
Deaths per 1,000 admissions in low mortality DRGs (DRGs with a NIS 1997 benchmark of less than 0.5% mortality, excluding trauma, immunocompromised, and cancer patients), age 18 and over, or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
0.52 |
0.03 |
0.58 |
0.02 |
| Age |
18-44 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.01 |
| 45-64 |
0.53 |
0.05 |
0.54 |
0.04 |
| 65 and over |
2.21 |
0.10 |
2.42 |
0.09 |
| 65-69 |
1.03 |
0.11 |
1.19 |
0.13 |
| 70-74 |
1.47 |
0.14 |
1.34 |
0.13 |
| 75-79 |
1.95 |
0.18 |
2.30 |
0.18 |
| 80-84 |
2.66 |
0.22 |
3.20 |
0.24 |
| 85 and over |
5.30 |
0.39 |
5.48 |
0.36 |
| Gender |
Male |
1.01 |
0.06 |
1.12 |
0.05 |
| Female |
0.37 |
0.02 |
0.41 |
0.02 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
0.39 |
0.07 |
0.73 |
0.10 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
0.52 |
0.04 |
0.57 |
0.04 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
0.63 |
0.03 |
| $45,000 or more |
0.53 |
0.04 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
0.54 |
0.04 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
| Metropolitan-small |
0.45 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
0.03 |
| Micropolitan |
0.61 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
0.07 |
| Noncore |
0.56 |
0.06 |
0.76 |
0.08 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
0.22 |
0.02 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
| Medicare |
1.76 |
0.08 |
2.02 |
0.08 |
| Medicaid |
0.25 |
0.04 |
0.22 |
0.02 |
| Other insurance |
0.37 |
0.07 |
0.34 |
0.07 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
0.39 |
0.06 |
0.40 |
0.06 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
0.52 |
0.05 |
0.59 |
0.05 |
| Midwest |
0.48 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.04 |
| South |
0.61 |
0.06 |
0.61 |
0.03 |
| West |
0.41 |
0.04 |
0.50 |
0.04 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
0.52 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
0.02 |
| Private, for-profit |
0.52 |
0.06 |
0.57 |
0.05 |
| Public |
0.55 |
0.05 |
0.64 |
0.05 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
0.50 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
0.04 |
| Non-teaching |
0.53 |
0.03 |
0.58 |
0.02 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
0.54 |
0.04 |
0.55 |
0.03 |
| Metropolitan-small |
0.49 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
0.04 |
| Micropolitan |
0.53 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
0.07 |
| Noncore |
0.48 |
0.09 |
0.77 |
0.11 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
0.47 |
0.05 |
0.59 |
0.05 |
| 100-299 |
0.55 |
0.05 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
| 300-499 |
0.49 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
0.04 |
| 500 or more |
0.55 |
0.06 |
0.67 |
0.05 |
a No risk adjustment is performed for this outcome of interest.
Key: DRG: diagnosis related group; NIS: Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.
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