Assessing geographical variations in hospital processes of care using multilevel item response models

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 111-133

  He, Yulei ^a   Wolf, Robert E ^a   Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; Hospital profiling; Multiple outcomes; Pay for performance; Process measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650549524     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-010-0065-z     Document Type: Article

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