Risk adjustment for performance measurement

Performance Measurement for Health System Improvement: Experiences, Challenges and Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 251-285

  Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84927000713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511711800.010     Document Type: Chapter

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