DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF RISK-ADJUSTED MODELS TO BENCHMARK ANTIBIOTIC USE IN THE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM CONSORTIUM HOSPITALS
Background. Infectious diseases societies recommend that hospitals risk-adjust their antimicrobial use before comparing it to their peers, a process called benchmarking. The purpose of this investigation is to apply and compare 3 risk-adjustment procedures for benchmarking hospital antibacterial con...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2012
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Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2871 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3870&context=etd |