Mortality rates as a measure of quality and safety, "caveat emptor"

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-201

  Klugman, Robert ^a   Allen, Lisa ^b   Benjamin, Evan M ^c   Fitzgerald, Janice ^d   Ettinger Jr , Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Mortality; Outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952386806     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609357467     Document Type: Article

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