Table 1 User Options
Option | Default |
|---|---|
1. Time window of Interest | None |
2. Maximum number of diagnoses in any single claims record | 4 |
3. Maximum number of procedures in a single claims record | 5 |
4. Definition of two most common plan types | None |
5. Acceptable membership gap * | 45 |
6. Threshold % of patients with prescription activity to restrict analyses to those with prescription benefits | ≥ 80% |
7. Threshold number of cardiac procedures during the time window for a hospital's inclusion in multivariate analyses | 40 |
8. Quartile of hospital SSI rates for detailed patient output | 4th |