Strengths and weaknesses of hospital standardised mortality ratios

Hospital standardised mortality ratios are fairly easy to produce and, as the example of Mid Staffordshire shows, can help identify hospitals with poor performance. However, they are not without problems

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Published in:BMJ 2011-04, Vol.342 (7800), p.749-753
Main Authors: Bottle, Alex, Jarman, Brian, Aylin, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audits
Bottles
Classification
Comorbidity
Death
Diagnosis related groups
DRGs
Health care
Health care industry
Health care quality
Hospital administration
Hospital admissions
Hospital Mortality
Hospital units
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Hospitals - standards
Hospitals - statistics & numerical data
Models, Statistical
Mortality
Patient safety
Quality
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Ratios
RESEARCH METHODS & REPORTING
Risk Assessment
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Summary:Hospital standardised mortality ratios are fairly easy to produce and, as the example of Mid Staffordshire shows, can help identify hospitals with poor performance. However, they are not without problems
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c7116