The choice between different statistical approaches to risk-adjustment influenced the identification of outliers

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 858-862

  Fedeli, Ugo ^a   Brocco, Stefano ^a   Alba, Natalia ^a   Rosato, Rosalba ^b   Spolaore, Paolo ^a  

^a Ospedale 18   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Logistic regression; Provider profiling; Quality of health care; Random effect models; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34347223265     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.11.017     Document Type: Article

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