California Statewide Inpatient Mortality Rates

The dataset contains risk-adjusted mortality rates, and number of deaths and cases for 6 medical conditions treated (Acute Stroke, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Hip Fracture and Pneumonia) and 6 procedures performed (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Carotid Endarterectomy, Craniotomy, Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic Resection, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) in California hospitals. The 2014 and 2015 IMIs were generated using AHRQ Version 5.0, while the 2012 and 2013 IMIs were generated using AHRQ Version 4.5. The differences in the statistical method employed and inclusion and exclusion criteria using different versions can lead to different results. Users should not compare trends of mortality rates over time. However, many hospitals showed consistent performance over years; “better” performing hospitals may perform better and “worse” performing hospitals may perform worse consistently across years. This dataset does not include conditions treated or procedures performed in outpatient settings. Please refer to hospital table for hospital rates: https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/california-hospital-inpatient-mortality-rates-and-quality-ratings

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Contact Email [email protected]
Program Department of Health Care Access and Information, Healthcare Information Division/Healthcare Outcomes Center
Homepage URL https://hcai.ca.gov/data-and-reports/healthcare-quality/ahrq-quality-indicators/#imi
Temporal Coverage

2012-2015
Spatial/Geographic Coverage

Statewide
Geographic Granularity Statewide
Language English (EN)
Frequency Annually
Source Link https://hcai.ca.gov/data-and-reports/healthcare-quality/ahrq-quality-indicators/#imi
Data Collection Tool

https://hcai.ca.gov/data-and-reports/submit-data/patient-data/
License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Additional Information

In the absence of other valid quality information, these indicators may prove useful to the public in making more informed healthcare decisions.
Related Resources

https://chhs.data.ca.gov/Healthcare; http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/ https://chhs.data.ca.gov/Healthcare/California-Hospital-Inpatient-Mortality-Rates-and-/rpkf-ugbp This information is provided as a courtesy. The State does not control any third party web services or any of the material on their sites. It does not imply approval or endorsement of the organization represented by the website or the website content. See CalHHS Terms of Use for additional information.
Citation

Department of Health Care Access and Information Patient Discharge Data, 2012-2015; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Inpatient Quality Indicators, SAS Software.
Last Updated January 27, 2023, 22:51 (UTC)