Exponentially weighted moving average charts to compare observed and expected values for monitoring risk-adjusted hospital indicators

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 469-474

  Cook, David A ^a   Coory, M ^b   Webster, R A ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Health Statistics Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPLAY SYSTEM; EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE CHART; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY; VARIABLE LIFE ADJUSTED DISPLAY CHART;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEENSLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 79958002624     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2008.031831     Document Type: Article

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