Variations in the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratios in Korea

Objectives: The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) has been widely used because it allows for robust risk adjustment using administrative data and is important for improving the quality of patient care. Methods: All inpatients discharged from hospitals with more than 700 beds (66 hospitals...

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Main Authors: Eun-Jung Lee, Soo-Hee Hwang, Jung-A Lee, Yoon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-47-4-206.pdf