Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio: Consequences of Adjusting Hospital Mortality with Indirect Standardization

Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: e59160 - e59160
Published: Apr 9, 2013
Abstract
Background The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) is developed to evaluate and improve hospital quality. Different methods can be used to standardize the hospital mortality ratio. Our aim was to assess the validity and applicability of directly and indirectly standardized hospital mortality ratios. Methods Retrospective scenario analysis using routinely collected hospital data to compare deaths predicted by the indirectly standardized...
Paper Details
Title
Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio: Consequences of Adjusting Hospital Mortality with Indirect Standardization
Published Date
Apr 9, 2013
Journal
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
e59160 - e59160
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