Failure to rescue: Validation of an algorithm using administrative data

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-287

  Horwitz, Leora I ^a,e   Cuny, Joanne F ^b   Cerese, Julie ^b   Krumholz, Harlan M ^c,d  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University HealthSystem Consortium   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Yale University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Hospital quality; Mortality; Patient safety; Quality measurement

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247627405     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000250226.33094.d4     Document Type: Article

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