Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals

Abstract Climate is a known modulator of disease, but its impact on hospital performance metrics remains unstudied. We assess the relationship between Köppen-Geiger climate classification and hospital performance metrics, specifically 30-day mortality, as reported in Hospital Compare, and collected...

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Autores principales:	Mary Regina Boland, Pradipta Parhi, Pierre Gentine, Nicholas P. Tatonetti
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a0c928ba80d54be6bf6bc2009371e05f2021-12-02T11:52:29ZClimate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals10.1038/s41598-017-04708-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/a0c928ba80d54be6bf6bc2009371e05f2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04708-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Climate is a known modulator of disease, but its impact on hospital performance metrics remains unstudied. We assess the relationship between Köppen-Geiger climate classification and hospital performance metrics, specifically 30-day mortality, as reported in Hospital Compare, and collected for the period July 2013 through June 2014 (7/1/2013–06/30/2014). A hospital-level multivariate linear regression analysis was performed while controlling for known socioeconomic factors to explore the relationship between all-cause mortality and climate. Hospital performance scores were obtained from 4,524 hospitals belonging to 15 distinct Köppen-Geiger climates and 2,373 unique counties. Model results revealed that hospital performance metrics for mortality showed significant climate dependence (p < 0.001) after adjusting for socioeconomic factors. Climate is a significant factor in evaluating hospital 30-day mortality rates. These results demonstrate that climate classification is an important factor when comparing hospital performance across the United States.Mary Regina BolandPradipta ParhiPierre GentineNicholas P. TatonettiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
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description	Abstract Climate is a known modulator of disease, but its impact on hospital performance metrics remains unstudied. We assess the relationship between Köppen-Geiger climate classification and hospital performance metrics, specifically 30-day mortality, as reported in Hospital Compare, and collected for the period July 2013 through June 2014 (7/1/2013–06/30/2014). A hospital-level multivariate linear regression analysis was performed while controlling for known socioeconomic factors to explore the relationship between all-cause mortality and climate. Hospital performance scores were obtained from 4,524 hospitals belonging to 15 distinct Köppen-Geiger climates and 2,373 unique counties. Model results revealed that hospital performance metrics for mortality showed significant climate dependence (p < 0.001) after adjusting for socioeconomic factors. Climate is a significant factor in evaluating hospital 30-day mortality rates. These results demonstrate that climate classification is an important factor when comparing hospital performance across the United States.
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title	Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals
title_short	Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals
title_full	Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals
title_fullStr	Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals
title_full_unstemmed	Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals
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Climate Classification is an Important Factor in Assessing Quality-of-Care Across Hospitals

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