Open AccessAssessing providers of coronary revascularization: a method for peer review organizations.
Author(s) -
Arthur J. Hartz,
Evelyn M. Kuhn,
Kenneth L. Kayser,
Debra Pryor,
R. Green,
Alfred A. Rimm
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.12.1631
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , revascularization , medical record , emergency medicine , complication , bypass surgery , intensive care medicine , surgery , artery , myocardial infarction
Current methods to evaluate quality of care are usually limited to reviews of individual cases or comparisons of hospital mortality rates. We present an alternative method that compares complication rates adjusted for patient characteristics.
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