Accuracy of risk-adjusted mortality rate as a measure of hospital quality of care

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Thomas, J William ^a,b   Hofer, Timothy P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Hospital mortality; Hospitals; Mortality; Outcome and process assessment; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032618090     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199901000-00012     Document Type: Article

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