Evaluating the performance of intensive care units using the mortality probability model: The problem of adjusting for patient mix
Objective measures of clinical performance are needed before economics or Benchmarking can successfully maximize the efficiency of the health care system. In the Intensive care unit (ICU), mortality is one of the most important clinical outcomes and different tools have been developed to estimate it...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2000
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9988777 |