Transparency: A Mandatory Requirement for Risk Models

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1240-1242

  Shahian, David M ^a   Hutter, Matthew M ^a   Torchiana, David F ^a   Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849096077     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.009     Document Type: Letter

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