Impact of risk adjusted clinical outcomes methodology-quality measures on hospital mortality data: A statistical and case study approach

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 255-261

  Lied, Terry R ^a   Kazandjian, Vahé A ^b,c   Hohman, Samuel F ^d  

^a MHA   (United States)

^b Center for Performance Sciences   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d QuadraMed Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MARYLAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033220494     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069901400605     Document Type: Article

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