What is the best way to estimate hospital quality outcomes? A simulation approach

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1699-1718

  Ryan, Andrew ^a   Burgess, James ^b   Strawderman, Robert ^c   Dimick, Justin ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostatistical methods; hospitals; incentives in health care; Medicare; patient outcomes functional status ADLs IADLs; quality of care patient safety (measurement)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICARE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863719920     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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