This measure provides the total overall relative cost weight for a hospital. The cost weights are derived from the types of cases that make up the hospital’s patient population and the services provided by the hospital. Patient age, number of comorbidities and various interventions are all factors that affect the overall relative cost weights.
The total relative cost weight value derived from patient-specific case-cost data.
This measure is one component of a hospital’s profile. There are no desirable results for this measure.
Data availability: (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
Facility
Calculation
The sum of the RIW values from all valid inpatient cases
Denominator
Not applicable
Numerator
The sum of the RIW values from all valid inpatient cases
Comments
Not applicable