Table 1 Comparisons between the average transplant recipient at Medicare volume compliant and non-compliant hospitals.†
From: Payer leverage and hospital compliance with a benchmark: a population-based observational study
KIDNEY | LIVER | HEART | LUNG | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-compliant (n = 40) | Compliant (n = 133) | P-value | Non-compliant (n = 29) | Compliant (n = 59) | P-value | Non-compliant (n = 60) | Compliant (n = 40) | P-value | Non-compliant (n = 40) | Compliant (n = 26) | P-value | |
Mean age ± std dev (years) | 37.0 ± 12.9 | 45.2 ± 3.1 | ** | 46.3 ± 14.1 | 49.4 ± 2.2 | 49.8 ± 11.1 | 51.4 ± 3.2 | 46.8 ± 13.6 | 49.4 ± 4.0 | |||
Prop female | 46% | 41% | * | 38% | 38% | 30% | 24% | * | 50% | 50% | ||
Prop w/>15% Black | 36% | 37% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 21% | 13% | 3% | * | |||
Prop elect admit | 40% | 38% | 31% | 22% | * | 22% | 22% | 21% | 16% | |||
Prop w/>20% Med pen | 73% | 100% | ** | 24% | 38% | 47% | 71% | ** | 43% | 71% | ** | |