Using national inpatient death rates as a benchmark to identify hospitals with inaccurate cause of death reporting — Missouri, 2009–2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 19-22

  Lloyd, Jennifer ^a   Jahanpour, Ehsan ^a   Angell, Brian ^a   Ward, Craig ^a   Hunter, Andy ^a   Baysinger, Cherri ^a   Turabelidze, George ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; MISSOURI; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DEATH CERTIFICATES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85010420441     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6601a5     Document Type: Note

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