Issues in quality measurement: Target population, risk adjustment, and ratings

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 718-726

  Shahian, David M ^a   He, Xia ^b   Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^c   Rankin, J Scott ^d   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Welke, Karl F ^e   Filardo, Giovanni ^f   Shewan, Cynthia M ^g   O'Brien, Sean M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Division of Pediatric Heart Surgery   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g The Society of Thoracic Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

4;

HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84881188472     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.029     Document Type: Review

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