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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)


Legend for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Mortality & Cost
QualityCost

Mortality (deaths) significantly higher than state average

$  

Hospitals with lowest 25% of costs

* * 

Mortality (deaths) same as state average

$$  

Hospitals in middle 50% of costs

* * * 

Mortality (deaths) significantly lower than state average

$$$  

Hospitals with highest 25% of costs

Hospital NameMass-DAC
CY2004 1
AHRQ
FY2005 2
Cost 3
Mortality
(deaths)
Total CasesMortality (deaths)Total Cases
All Massachusetts CABG cases3,9865,193
 
Baystate Medical Center* *537* * *691$$
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center* *335* *449$$
Boston Medical Center* *298* *372$$
Brigham and Women's Hospital* *441* *689$$$
Cape Cod Hospital* *111* *151$$
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center*245*278$$
Lahey Clinic: Burlington Campus* *340* *427$$
Massachusetts General Hospital* *502* *669$$
Mount Auburn Hospital* *132* *155$
North Shore Medical Center: Salem Hospital* *101* *143$$
Saint Vincent Hospital* *155* *209$
Southcoast Hosp Group: Charlton Memorial Campus* *166* *231$
Tufts-New England Medical Center (NEMC)* *277* *342$$$
UMass Memorial Medical Center* *346*386$$$

Notes:
Two CABG methodologies are displayed: Mass-DAC (clinical data) and AHRQ (administrative data).

1 Mass-DAC: Standardized Mortality Incidence Rate (SMIR); www.massdac.org
2 AHRQ: Risk-adjusted rate (RAR); www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov 
3
Cost calculated DHCFP-403 Hospital Cost Reports; Mass-DAC definition


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