The use of risk-adjusted complication rates to compare hospitals performing coronary artery bypass surgery or angioplasty. |
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| Authors: | A J Hartz E M Kuhn R Green A A Rimm |
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| Affiliation: | Medical College of Wisconsin. |
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| Abstract: | A hospital's quality of care is generally assessed by a review of individual records. This study used unadjusted and risk-adjusted complication rates to measure the quality of care for hospitals that perform coronary artery bypass surgery or angioplasty. Hospitals differed greatly in their complication rates. Only a small percentage of this difference was due to differences in the risks that patients faced. |
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