A comprehensive evaluation of statistical reliability in ACS NSQIP profiling models

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 261, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1108-1113

  Huffman, Kristopher M ^a   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b   Hall, Bruce Lee ^a,c,d,e,f  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS NSQIP; Hospital profiling; Reliability; Surgical quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; NOISE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945494087     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000913     Document Type: Article

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