Mortality and Readmissions are not inversely related.

Median RSMR was 16.57% for AMI, 11.06% for HF, and 11.46% for pneumonia. The RSMRs ranged from 10.90% to 24.90% for AMI, from 6.60% to 19.85% for HF, and from 6.36% to 21.58% for pneumonia. The median RSRR was 19.87% for AMI, 24.42% for HF, and 18.09% for pneumonia. The RSRRs ranged from 15.26% to 29.40% for AMI, from 15.94% to 34.35% for HF, and from 13.05% to 27.57% for pneumonia. For AMI, 381 hospitals (8.5%) were in the top-performing quartile of both measures, with lower RSMRs and RSRRs. For HF, 259 hospitals (5.4%) were in the top-performing quartile; and for pneumonia, 307 hospitals (6.4%) were in the top-performing quartile for RSMRs and RSRRs. For AMI, 302 hospitals (6.7%) were in the bottom-performing quartile of both measures, with higher RSMRs and RSRRs; for HF, 252 hospitals (5.3%) were in the bottom-performing quartile; and for pneumonia, 344 hospitals (7.2%) were in the bottom- performing quartile for RSMRs and for RSRRs