Length of stay as a source of bias in comparing performance in VA and private sector facilities: Lessons learned from a regional evaluation of intensive care outcomes

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1014-1024

  Kaboli, Peter J ^a,b,d   Barnett, Mitchell J ^b   Fuehrer, Susan M ^c   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Hospitals; Intensive care units; Length of stay; Severity of illness; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; APACHE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035458875     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200109000-00011     Document Type: Article

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