Using data to evaluate hospital inpatient mortality

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 14, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 55-66

  Franklin, Patricia D ^b   Legault, James P ^a  

^a University Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Hospital outcomes; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NEW YORK; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033217033     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199911000-00007     Document Type: Article

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