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Hospital Quality Report for Professionals
Sample Hospital, Any City, FL
Excess Complications
This section identifies the total complication cases that
are higher than expected (excess complications)
for a
three year period. Excess complications are determined by
calculating the difference between the actual count of
complication cases to the predicted count of complication
cases.
Excess Complications
Calculation
Actual
Complications
Predicted
Complications
Excess Complications
minus
Excess
Complications
by Service Line
Orthopedics
Vascular
Gastrointestinal
General Surgery
Excess
Complications
Complication
Procedure/Diagnosis
Appendectomy
0
0
Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion)
26
26
Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
17
17
Carotid Endarterectomy
0
0
Cholecystectomy
0
0
0
Hip Fracture Repair
8
8
Partial Hip Replacement
0
0
Peripheral Vascular Bypass
4
4
Total Hip Replacement
0
0
Total Knee Replacement
16
16
71
Total Medicare Excess Complications*
4
67
0
0
*
Total Medicare Excess Complications by service line may not add up because Cholecystectomy is included in General Surgery
and Gastrointestinal service lines.
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