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What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing interest and publication of risk-adjusted hospital mortality rates, the relationship with underlying quality of care remains unclear. We undertook a systematic review to ascertain the extent to which variations in risk-adjusted mortality rates were associated with diff...

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Autores principales: Pitches, David W, Mohammed, Mohammed A, Lilford, Richard J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17584919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-91