Open AccessComparing hospitals that perform coronary artery bypass surgery: the effect of outcome measures and data sources.
Author(s) -
Arthur J. Hartz,
Evelyn M. Kuhn
Publication year - 1994
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.84.10.1609
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery bypass surgery , outcome (game theory) , artery , cardiology , emergency medicine , mathematics , mathematical economics
The relative quality of hospital care often is judged by comparing risk-adjusted rates of adverse outcomes. This study evaluated whether hospital quality comparisons are affected by the choice of outcome and the use of administrative data instead of clinical data.
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