Can we update the Summary Hospital Mortality Index (SHMI) To make a useful measure of the QUality of hospital care? An Observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Freemantle, Nick ^a,b   Richardson, Matthew ^b   Wood, John ^a   Ray, Daniel ^b   Khosla, Sajan ^b   Sun, Ping ^b   Pagano, Domenico ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; QUALITY AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH UNIT MEASURE; SUMMARY HOSPITAL MORTALITY INDEX;

EID: 84873421591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002018     Document Type: Article

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