Table 2 Definition of dependent variables
Measure of Hospitalization | Definition of Hospitalization Measure |
|---|---|
Rates of episodes of hospital care | The discrete number of hospitalization episodes from admission to discharge. Hospitalizations were treated as a single episode when readmission to another hospital occurred within one day, to account for transfers from one hospital to another. |
Rates of length of stay per admission | An average of the number of days in hospital for each episode of care. |
Readmission rates to acute care | Readmission within 30Â days of discharge from the initial admission. |