2007 Details For Central & Northeastern PA Heart of Lancaster 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 70
Actual # 3
Expected # 4.7
Expected Range # 1-9
Actual Rate 4.3
Expected Rate 6.8
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.

0.4886
Readmission Rating For any Reason
Cases After Exclusion 62
Actual # 15
Expected 14.9
Expected Range 9-22
Actual Rate 24.2
P-Value 1.0000
Readmission Rating for Compilation
Cases After Exclusion 62
Actual # 4
Expected # 3.7
Expected Range # 1-8
Actual Rate 6.5
Expected Rate 6.0
P-Value 1.0000
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 66
Actual Average 4.6
Expected Average 5.7
Risk-Adjusted Average 4.7
Short Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 67
Actual # 1.0
Expected Range 0-7
Actual Rate 1.5
P-Value 0.2635
Long Length of Stay Rating
Cases After Exclusion 67.0
Actual # 1.0
Expected Range 0-7
Actual Rate 1.5
P-Value 0.2635
 
Charges Analysis
The amounts reported by hospitals on the billing form.  
 
# Cases After Exclusion 67.0
Actual Average $15203
Expected Average $16569
Trimmed and Case-Mix-Adjusted Average $15203
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