Implications of metric choice for common applications of readmission metrics

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6 PART1, 2013, Pages 1978-1995

  Davies, Sheryl ^a   Saynina, Olga ^a   Schultz, Ellen ^a   McDonald, Kathryn M ^a   Baker, Laurence C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data uses; Hospitals; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRIC SYSTEM; PNEUMONIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; ADMINISTRATIVE DATA USES; HEART INFARCTION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF CARE; STATISTICS;

BENCHMARKING; CALIFORNIA; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA USES; HOSPITALS; QUALITY OF CARE;

EID: 84892954085     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12075     Document Type: Article

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