2015 and 2016 data contains hospital-level treatment measures and risk-adjusted mortality rates for adult patients with severe sepsis or septic shock in New York State acute care facilities. It reports metrics like 'Met 3-Hour Bundle (%)' and 'Risk Adjusted Mortality Rate (RAMR)' for facilities with at least ten cases. The dataset was compiled by the New York State Department of Health.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking hospital performance on 'Met 3-Hour Bundle (%)' and 'Met 6-Hour Bundle (%)' compliance across facilities.
- Analyzing the correlation between '3-Hour Bundle Quintile of Performance' and 'Risk Adjusted Mortality Rate (RAMR)'.
- Identifying 'High/Low Performer' hospitals based on 'Protocol Initiated (%)' and mortality outcomes.
- Studying trends in 'Observed Deaths' versus risk-adjusted rates by 'Facility Name' and 'Discharge Year'.
Strengths
- Hospital-level data reported only for denominators of at least ten cases, ensuring measure stability.
- Includes multiple performance dimensions: bundle compliance rates, quintile rankings, and risk-adjusted mortality.
- Covers two full years (2015 and 2016) of discharge data for temporal comparison.
Limitations
- Sample size per hospital is unknown and may be small for rare outcomes.
- Limited to New York State Article 28 facilities, reducing national generalizability.
- Data is from 2015-2016 and may not reflect current sepsis protocols or outcomes.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Department of Health via health.data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Reported by New York State Article 28 acute care facilities.
- Time Range
- 2015 and 2016.
- Freshness
- Last updated in 2019; data covers 2015-2016.
- Geography
- New York State, USA.