Hospital mortality risk adjustment for heart failure patients using present on admission diagnoses: Improved classification and calibration

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 744-751

  Stukenborg, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; hospital quality; mortality; present on admission; risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CALIBRATION; CALIFORNIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 79961037000     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31821a9812     Document Type: Article

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