Hospital-reported data for all adult patients with severe sepsis or septic shock at New York State acute care facilities. The dataset includes process-of-care measures like bundle compliance and timely antibiotic administration, alongside risk-adjusted mortality rates, reported by the New York State Department of Health. Data is reported annually, with the last update in June 2019.
Use Cases
- Benchmark hospital performance on sepsis care using High/Low Performer, 3-Hour Bundle Quintile of Performance, and 6-Hour Bundle Quintile of Performance.
- Analyze the relationship between process measures and outcomes by correlating Met 3-Hour Bundle (%) and Met 6-Hour Bundle (%) with Risk Adjusted Mortality Rate.
- Track trends in sepsis care over time using Discharge Year, Facility Name, and statewide performance rates.
- Assess antibiotic administration timeliness across facilities using the Timely Antibiotic (%) and Timely Antibiotic Quintile of Performance columns.
Strengths
- Includes risk-adjusted mortality rates, allowing for fairer comparisons between hospitals.
- Reports on nationally recognized quality measures (NQF #500) for sepsis care.
- Contains multiple performance quintiles and denominators (e.g., 3-Hour Bundle Denominator) for detailed analysis.
Limitations
- Last updated 2019-06-20 19:26:22; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Department of Health via health.data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Hospital-reported data from New York State Article 28 (acute care) facilities.
- Time Range
- Beginning 2017.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-06-20 19:26:22.
- Geography
- New York State, United States.