The Impact of Adverse Events on Hospital Outcomes and Sensitvity of Cost Estimates to Diagnostic Coding Variation

Previous research has established a consensus that in-hospital adverse events are ubiquitous, cause significant harm to patients, and have important financial consequences. However, information on the extent, consequences and costs of adverse events in Canada is limited. For example, there is, as...

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Main Author: Wardle, Gavin John
Other Authors: Wodchis, Walter
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24909