The findings of the mid-staffordshire inquiry do not uphold the use of hospital standardized mortality ratios as a screening test for 'bad' hospitals

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 849-854

  Mohammed, M A ^a   Lilford, R ^a   Rudge, G ^a   Holder, R ^a   Stevens, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; VALIDITY;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84889026182     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct101     Document Type: Article

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