|
% avoidable hospitalizations†(%)
|
Patient age (mean)
|
Length of stay (days)
|
Charlson index (mean)
|
Cost weights‡(mean)
|
3-month Rehospitalization (%)
|
In-hospital Mortality (%)
|
---|
Hospital group*
|
---|
Centrally provided treatments 1 (>30′000 admittances/year)
|
2.1
|
68.2
|
10.5
|
0.23
|
2.33
|
9.8%
|
4.1%
|
Centrally provided treatments 2 (9′000-30′000 admittances/year)
|
2.9
|
73.0
|
10.6
|
0.29
|
1.12
|
9.8%
|
5.5%
|
Basic care 1 (6′000-9′000 admittances/year)
|
3.0
|
70.8
|
10.0
|
0.31
|
1.14
|
9.4%
|
5.1%
|
Basic care 2 (3′000-6′000 admittances/year)
|
2.2
|
70.4
|
10.8
|
0.21
|
1.29
|
10.0%
|
4.2%
|
Basic care 3 (<3000 admittances/year)
|
4.0
|
74.0
|
16.8
|
0.20
|
1.26
|
13.2%
|
6.3%
|
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*Based on definitions of the Swiss Federal Statistical office.
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†Proportion of avoidable hospitalizations among all hospitalizations.
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‡Average APDRG cost weights per avoidable hospitalization.