Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators

Author(s):
Hofstede, S.N.; Bodegom-Vos, L. van; Kringos, D.S.; Steyerberg, E.; Marang-van de Mheen, P.J.
Published
2018
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
mortality (standardized Mortality Ratios)quality measurementhealthcare quality improvementcontinuous quality improvement
Date issued
2018-06-30
Language
English
Is part of
BMJ Quality & Safety (2018), Vol. 27, no. 6, p. 474-483
hdl
1887/95764
doi
10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006776