Comparing health outcomes among hospitals: The experience of the Lombardy Region

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-257

  Berta, Paolo ^a   Seghieri, Chiara ^b   Vittadini, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DRGs; Effectiveness; Healthcare; Multilevel models; Outcomes; Performance evaluation systems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883777707     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-013-9227-1     Document Type: Article

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