Identification of in-hospital complications from claims data: Is it valid?

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 785-795

  Lawthers, Ann G ^a   McCarthy, Ellen P ^b   Davis, Roger B ^b   Peterson, Laura E ^a   Palmer, R Heather ^a   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims data; Performance measurement; Quality; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034243918     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200008000-00003     Document Type: Article

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