Judging hospitals by severity-adjusted mortality rates: the influence of the severity-adjustment method
Authors
Iezzoni, Lisa I.Ash, Arlene S.
Shwartz, Michael
Daley, Jennifer
Hughes, John S.
Mackiernan, Yevgenia D.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Quantitative Health SciencesDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1996-10-01Keywords
AdultAged
Aged, 80 and over
Algorithms
Female
*Hospital Mortality
Humans
Information Systems
Length of Stay
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Myocardial Infarction
*Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Predictive Value of Tests
Probability
*Quality of Health Care
*Severity of Illness Index
United States
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Health Services Research