Comparison of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status in case mix adjustment of hospital performance in primary total hip replacement in Sweden: a register-based study

Comparison of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status in case mix adjustment of hospital performance in primary total hip replacement in Sweden: a register-based study

Abstract Background Case mix adjustment is a pre-requisite for valid measurement of healthcare performance and socioeconomic status (SES) is important to account for. Lack of information on individual-level SES has led to investigations into using a proxy for SES based on patient area of residence....

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Main Authors: Johan Mesterton, Carl Willers, Tobias Dahlström, Ola Rolfson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Performance measurement
Case mix adjustment
Risk adjustment
Total hip replacement
Socioeconomic status
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05510-0

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