A blank entry indicates unreported data. A value of zero is a defined value and does not represent unreported data.
State: The abbreviated name of the state where the hospital is located.
County: The name of the county where the hospital is located. County names are listed as provided on the US Census Bureau's list of 2020 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities.
County Population Size: The total number of individuals residing in the county. The data is derived from the Census Population Estimates from 2021.
Population Type: The population type is determined based on the population size of a specific county. The population types include metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns. These types are adapted from the rural-urban commuting area codes (RUCA) and core-based statistical areas (CBSA) definitions of rural and urban. The population types for counties are defined as follows:
- Metro - A population of 50,000 or more
- Nonmetro cities - A population between 2,500 and less than 50,000
- Nonmetro towns - A population of less than 2,500
Hospital: The name of the hospital.
Address: The address for the hospital.
City: The city where the hospital is located.
ZIP Code: The zip code for the hospital.
Hospital Type: The type of hospital, which includes acute care hospitals, acute care - Department of Defense hospitals, critical access hospitals, and children's hospitals.
Hospital Ownership: The ownership type for the hospital, which includes: Voluntary non-profit - Private, Voluntary non-profit - Other, Voluntary non-profit - Church, Tribal, Proprietary, Physician, Government - State, Government - Local, Government - Hospital District of Authority, Government - Federal, Department of Defense.
Percent of Doctors That Always Communicate: The percentage of hospital inpatients reporting that doctors always communicate well from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey about patient experience and satisfaction. The reporting period for this measure is October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.
HF Payment: Average Medicare spending per beneficiary for heart failure (HF) patients spanning three days prior to an inpatient admission to 30 days after discharge.
Payment Denominator: Number of HF patients seen by the hospital during the reporting period. The reporting period for this measure is July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022.
Health Outcome Measure: The name of the major complications and death measures. The measures include mortality and readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, pneumonia, and hip/knee replacement. Measures are also included for hospital-wide readmissions and death rates among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications.
Health Outcome Rate: The rate for the specific health outcome measure. A lower measure is desired as this indicates a lower proportion of HF mortality and HF readmissions. The reporting period for these measures is July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022.