Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations
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Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations
To cite: Abel G, Lyratzopoulos G. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bmjqs2015-004366 Reducing the number of avoidable deaths in hospital is the focus of many quality improvement initiatives worldwide. Comparing indicators of avoidable mortality between different hospitals could help to target improvement efforts, but optimally defining and measurin...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004366