Open AccessComparing processes of stroke care in high- and low-mortality hospitals in the West Midlands, UK
Author(s) -
Mohammed A. Mohammed
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal for quality in health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1464-3677
pISSN - 1353-4505
DOI - 10.1093/intqhc/mzh088
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , audit , emergency medicine , rehabilitation , mortality rate , physical therapy , engineering , mechanical engineering , management , economics
There are wide variations in hospital-specific mortality for stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there were differences in quality of care when a group of hospitals with high standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) in nationally published league tables were compared with a group with low SMRs.
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