Predicting hospital mortality among frequently readmitted patients: HSMR biased by readmission
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Casemix adjusted in-hospital mortality is one of the measures used to improve quality of care. The adjustment currently used does not take into account the effects of readmission, because reliable data on readmission is not readily a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/57 |