2007 Details For Central & Northeastern PA Geisinger Wilkes-Barre Hospital
Condition: Kidney Failure

Mortality Analysis
Risk-Adjusted Mortality is a measure of quality based on risk adjusted mortality statistics. The mortality rating is determined by comparing the number of patients one could reasonably expect to die in a given hospital in a given condition with the actual number of deaths.
 
Cases After Exclusion 84
Actual # 4
Expected # 3.5
Expected Range # 0-7
Actual Rate 4.8
Expected Rate 4.2
P-Value

Readmission Rating

The p-value is the probability that the value could have occurred by chance. If the p-value is lower than 0.05 then the value is very unlikely to have occurred only by chance and value is noted as significantly different from the expected value.

0.7808
Readmission Rating For any Reason
Cases After Exclusion 75
Actual # 20
Expected 18.8
Expected Range 12-26
Actual Rate 26.7
P-Value 0.7898
Readmission Rating for Compilation
Cases After Exclusion 75
Actual # 6
Expected # 4.9
Expected Range # 1-9
Actual Rate 8.0
Expected Rate 6.5
P-Value 0.6354
Length of Stay Analysis
The length of time a patient stays in the hospital can reflect how successful the hospital is in providing treatment and has an impact on the reasources used in delivering treatment.
 
Cases After Exclusion 80
Actual Average 6.4
Expected Average 6.1
Risk-Adjusted Average 6.0
Short Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 80
Actual # 5.0
Expected Range 1-8
Actual Rate 6.3
P-Value 0.6015
Long Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 80.0
Actual # 2.0
Expected Range 1-8
Actual Rate 2.5
P-Value 0.4414
 
Charges Analysis
The amounts reported by hospitals on the billing form.  
 
# Cases After Exclusion 81.0
Actual Average $23719
Expected Average $19321
Trimmed and Case-Mix-Adjusted Average $23719
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