Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
| Legend for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Mortality & Cost | |||
| Quality | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|
* | 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 Name | Mass-DAC CY2004 1 | AHRQ FY2005 2 | Cost 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality (deaths) | Total Cases | Mortality (deaths) | Total Cases | ||
| All Massachusetts CABG cases | 3,986 | 5,193 | |||
| 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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