Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality.

Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality.

BACKGROUND:Mortality prediction models generally require clinical data or are derived from information coded at discharge, limiting adjustment for presenting severity of illness in observational studies using administrative data. OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate a mortality prediction model using...

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Main Authors: Michael B Rothberg, Penelope S Pekow, Aruna Priya, Marya D Zilberberg, Raquel Belforti, Daniel Skiest, Tara Lagu, Thomas L Higgins, Peter K Lindenauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3909106?pdf=render

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