What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature
Open Access
- 20 June 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 7 (1) , 91
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-91
Abstract
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 differences in quality of care.Keywords
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