Table 2.26 Failure to rescue or deaths per 1,000 discharges having developed specified complications of care during hospitalization (excluding patients transferred in or out and patients admitted from long-term care facilities), ages 18-74, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Total |
|
119.0 |
0.3 |
124.5 |
0.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
73.2 |
0.6 |
77.9 |
0.6 |
45-64 |
120.5 |
0.4 |
126.6 |
0.5 |
65-74 |
142.7 |
0.5 |
147.8 |
0.6 |
Gender |
Male |
128.6 |
0.4 |
135.1 |
0.4 |
Female |
108.6 |
0.4 |
113.2 |
0.4 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
124.0 |
1.2 |
134.0 |
1.2 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
118.5 |
0.6 |
125.4 |
0.7 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
117.6 |
0.6 |
124.0 |
0.6 |
$45,000 or more |
119.4 |
0.5 |
122.9 |
0.5 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
121.5 |
0.4 |
127.6 |
0.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
117.3 |
0.6 |
124.5 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
115.4 |
0.9 |
117.6 |
1.0 |
Noncore |
111.3 |
1.1 |
107.0 |
1.2 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
112.2 |
0.6 |
119.1 |
0.6 |
Medicare |
118.5 |
0.4 |
123.2 |
0.4 |
Medicaid |
127.1 |
0.8 |
134.7 |
0.8 |
Other insurance |
120.1 |
1.7 |
124.7 |
1.8 |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
135.6 |
1.3 |
139.0 |
1.4 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
138.3 |
0.7 |
138.5 |
0.7 |
Midwest |
102.8 |
0.6 |
104.8 |
0.7 |
South |
114.1 |
0.5 |
120.1 |
0.5 |
West |
132.4 |
0.7 |
142.1 |
0.7 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
119.2 |
0.3 |
124.4 |
0.4 |
Private, for-profit |
114.1 |
0.8 |
123.7 |
0.9 |
Public |
122.4 |
0.8 |
125.7 |
0.8 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
126.3 |
0.5 |
129.3 |
0.5 |
Non-teaching |
115.1 |
0.4 |
121.6 |
0.4 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
122.0 |
0.4 |
127.4 |
0.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
117.6 |
0.5 |
125.6 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
109.5 |
1.1 |
108.5 |
1.2 |
Noncore |
99.0 |
1.8 |
90.7 |
1.8 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
101.1 |
1.0 |
102.2 |
1.1 |
100-299 |
121.0 |
0.5 |
122.3 |
0.5 |
300-499 |
113.5 |
0.5 |
125.1 |
0.6 |
500 or more |
129.0 |
0.6 |
134.1 |
0.6 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (DRG) clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.