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Patient Falls per 1,000 Patient Days

For the period of October 2011 - September 2012. Lower rate reflects better performance.

Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project

See Statistical Appendix for analysis of statistical significance of measure rates.

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Patient Falls with Injury per 1,000 Patient Days

For the period of October 2011 - September 2012. Lower rate reflects better performance.

Data Source: MHA PatientCareLink Project

See Statistical Appendix for analysis of statistical significance of measure rates.

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Heart Attack Care

For the period of July 2011 - June 2012. Higher rates reflect better performance.

Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website

*Scores with fewer than 25 cases are unreliable for predicting hospital's performance.

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Death rate for Heart Attack patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4605 in the United States	72 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	2668 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	23 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	1842 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	3 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	54 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	8 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Rate of Readmission for Heart Attack patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4519 in the United States	30 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	2338 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	41 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	2110 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	52 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	2 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	11 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Heart Failure Care

For the period of July 2011 - June 2012. Higher rates reflect better performance.

Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website

*Scores with fewer than 25 cases are unreliable for predicting hospital's performance.

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Death rate for Heart Failure patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4821 in the United States	196 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	3801 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	119 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	705 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	13 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	50 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Rate of Readmission for Heart Failure patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4829 in the United States	95 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	3959 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	162 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	613 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	60 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	3 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	2 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Pneumonia Care

For the period of July 2011 - June 2012. Higher rates reflect better performance.

Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website

*Scores with fewer than 25 cases are unreliable for predicting hospital's performance.

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Death rate for Pneumonia Care patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4844 in the United States	189 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	4056 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	219 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	380 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 66 in Massachusetts	8 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	53 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	1 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	4 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Adjusted Death (Mortality) measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Rate of Readmission for Pneumonia Care patients

July 2008 - June 2011, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4859 in the United States	33 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	4325 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	125 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	376 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 66 in Massachusetts	0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	57 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	6 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	3 hospitals in Massachusetts did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing

Note: Medicare derived the 30-Day-Risk-Readmissions measures from its own data about patients on Original Medicare and the hospitals that treat them. The information in this table reflects care given only to patients who are on Original Medicare. All data are risk-adjusted.

Surgical Care Improvement

For the period of July 2011 - June 2012. Higher rates reflect better performance.

Data Source: U.S. Dept. HHS Hospital Compare website

*Scores with fewer than 25 cases are unreliable for predicting hospital's performance.

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