About Patient Outcomes
The chart shows patient outcome results as reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS provides public information on complication rates and deaths that occurred during the patient’s hospital stay based on CMS Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs): Complications and Deaths. The PSIs were developed by clinical experts as indicators of the quality of hospital care for adult patients. See the Methodology page for more information.
Procedures Descriptions
Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients: This measure reflects Medicare patients aged 65 and older who had elective hip/knee replacement surgery and were enrolled in Medicare for at least 12 months before being admitted to the hospital. Note that lower numbers are better.
Unplanned Visits – Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement: This measure shows how often patients have an unplanned hospital visit within 7 days of an out-patient surgery compared to what was expected. A hospital with lower ratios of unplanned hospital visits following an outpatient surgery may do a better job avoiding complications and providing follow-up care.
Unplanned Visits – Rate of Readmission After Discharge from Hospital (hospital-wide): This measure reflects how often patients are hospitalized again after discharge (also called “hospital-wide readmission” rate). Readmissions may occur at the same hospital or a different one for reasons related or unrelated to their most recent hospital stay. The rate of unplanned readmission shows whether a hospital is doing its best to prevent complications, provide clear discharge instructions, and help to ensure smooth care transitions.
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Top procedures by number of claims and total spending.
See publicly available quality measures for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Delaware.
See publicly available Patient Outcomes information for hospitals in Delaware.
See publicly available Patient Ratings information for hospitals in Delaware.
