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Determining the Spending Ratio<br />

• Each hospital’s score is ratio<br />

• Ratios are calculated based on a hospitals’ average<br />

spending across all eligible episodes compared to<br />

the national median<br />

• Interpreting scores:<br />

• 1 = Spending is about the same as the national<br />

median<br />

• >1 = Spending is MORE than the national<br />

median<br />

• < 1 = Spending is LESS than the national median<br />

2012 AAMC Annual Meeting

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