Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling.
Drye EE, Normand SL, Wang Y, Ross JS, Schreiner GC, Han L, Rapp M, Krumholz HM. Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day models: an observational study with implications for hospital profiling. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 156: 19-26. PMID: 22213491, PMCID: PMC3319769, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-1-201201030-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesAcute myocardial infarctionHospital risk-standardized mortality ratesHospital mortality measuresHeart failureMortality rateObservational studyNonfederal acute care hospitalsMortality measuresAcute care hospitalsMean LOSPrimary outcomeStandardized followCare hospitalBlood InstituteService patientsMyocardial infarctionNational HeartPatient LOSMedicare feePneumoniaHospitalAdmissionHospital qualityHospital profiling