Measuring and explaining mortality in Dutch hospitals; The Hospital Standardized Mortality Rate between 2003 and 2005

• Hauptverfasser: van der Veen André (Verfasst von), Pieter Daniel (Verfasst von), Koolman Xander (Verfasst von), Heijink Richard (Verfasst von), Jarman Brian (Verfasst von), Westert Gert (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Indicators of hospital quality, such as hospital standardized mortality ratios (HSMR), have been used increasingly to assess and improve hospital quality. Our aim has been to describe and explain variation in new HSMRs for the Nether...