Hospital Death (Mortality) Rates for Duke Patients Compared to the U.S. National Rate

Learn more about these measures and the U.S. national rates (hospitalcompare.hhs.gov).

What Does This Measure?

“30-day mortality” is when patients die within 30 days of their admission to a hospital.

The quality measure above tells you how well Duke hospitals death rates compare to national rates for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia patients.

These rates take into account the severity of the patient’s illness upon admission to the hospital.

What Are We Doing to Improve Our Performance?

Duke has enacted several initiatives to improve our performance. These include:

• Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
• Electronic medical records (EMR)
• Evidence-based medicine
• HealthView patient portal
• Nursing and physician education
• Patient advocacy and support groups
• Patient rounding
• Patient safety and clinical quality committees
• Six Sigma
• Standardized order sets

More Information

• See more outcome of care measures quality measures
• See all performance measures
• Compare Duke to other North Carolina hospitals at NC Hospital Quality Report
• Compare Duke to regional and national hospitals at Hospital Quality Alliance's Hospital Compare