Date of Award
Spring 2018
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Advisor(s)
R.P. Raghupathi
Abstract
Background: As the cost of healthcare has risen drastically in New York, the objective of this study is to explore quality and cost of New York state hospitals. This study analyzes hospital performance through the measure of length of stay and focuses on four procedures: appendectomies, knee replacements, hysterectomies, and hip replacements. Methods: The data was collected from the New York State Department of Health’s Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) as well as the Census Bureau. This study is a visual analytics study and Tableau was the main software used to find and display various patterns and trends. Results: The central findings were that there are disparities in the quality of care in hospitals depending on the median family income level of the county they operate in, with higher income areas generally receiving higher quality care from a length of stay perspective. Cost for these procedures has risen drastically from 2009 to 2016 and length of stay has tended to decrease, though often this decrease is more drastic for higher income counties. Conclusion: This study shows that there are areas of improvement for the hospitals in the state of New York. There is much improvement needed in closing the gap between hospital quality of low-income and high-income areas.
Recommended Citation
Clivaz, Rachel, "Cost and Quality of New York Health Services" (2018). Gabelli School of Business Honors Thesis Collection. 115.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/gabelli_thesis/115
