Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting
Schuur JD, Justice A. Measuring Quality of Care in Syncope: Case Definition Affects Reported Electrocardiogram Use but Does Not Bias Reporting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 16: 40-49. PMID: 19145713, PMCID: PMC3157750, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00303.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 codesCase definitionECG useEmergency departmentHospital characteristicsICD-9 diagnosis codesModerate agreementICD-9 diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionNational quality measuresQuality of careED portionPatient ageED patientsFemale patientsDischarge diagnosisDiagnosis codesSyncope patientsECG rateElectrocardiogram useOnly moderate agreementPatientsSyncopeECG utilizationLogistic regression
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