Rankability of indicators classified as low (<50%), moderate (50%–75%) or high (>75%)
| Low, n (%) | Moderate, n (%) | High, n (%) | |
| Single years (n=29)* | |||
| Mortality | 20 (69) | 9 (31) | 0 (0) |
| Acute readmission | 27 (93) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Long LOS | 0 (0) | 17 (59) | 12 (41) |
| 3-year periods (n=10)† | |||
| Mortality | 3 (30) | 5 (50) | 2 (20) |
| Acute readmission | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | 0 (0) |
| Long LOS | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (100) |
| Composite measure (n=29) | |||
| Textbook outcome | 0 (0) | 15 (52) | 14 (48) |
| Ordinal measure | 1 (3) | 19 (66) | 9 (31) |
*n=29: six single years for stroke, colorectal carcinoma, HF and AMI and five single years for THA/TKA in OA.
†n=10: two 3-year periods for stroke, colorectal carcinoma, HF, AMI and THA/TKA in OA.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; HF, heart failure; OA, osteoarthritis.