Strengths and weaknesses of hospital standardised mortality ratios

被引:43
作者
Bottle, Alex
Jarman, Brian
Aylin, Paul
机构
[1] Dr. Foster Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2011年 / 342卷
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10.1136/bmj.c7116
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Hospital standardised mortality ratios are fairly easy to produce and, as the example of Mid Staffordshire shows, can help identify hospitals with poor performance. However, they are not without problems.
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