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Patient Falls per 1,000 Patient Days

For the period of October 2008 - September 2009. 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 2008 - September 2009. 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 October 2008 - September 2009. 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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4569 in the United States	95 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	2744 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	45 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	1685 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	9 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	51 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	0 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	5 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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4476 in the United States	29 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	2403 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	45 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	1999 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 64 in Massachusetts	0 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	53 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	4 hospitals were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	7 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 October 2008 - September 2009. 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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4743 in the United States	199 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	140 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	603 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	12 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
	3 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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4759 in the United States	147 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	3869 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	193 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	550 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 65 in Massachusetts	2 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	56 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	4 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.

Pneumonia Care

For the period of October 2008 - September 2009. 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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Up to 30-Days Following Hospital Discharge

Out of 4788 in the United States	222 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	3988 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	221 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	357 hospitals in the United States did not have enough cases to reliably tell how well they are performing
Out of 66 in Massachusetts	13 hospitals were Better than U.S. National Rate	49 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	1 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-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 2006 - June 2009, Medicare Patients, Within 30-Days Following Prior Hospital Stay

Out of 4813 in the United States	64 hospitals in the United States were Better than U.S. National Rate	4223 hospitals in the United States were No Different than U.S. National Rate	163 hospitals in the United States were Worse than U.S. National Rate
	363 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	59 hospitals were No Different than U.S. National Rate	4 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 October 2008 - September 2009. 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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