Standardized mortality ratios for regionalized acute cardiovascular care

Abstract Background Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) are case-mix adjusted mortality rates per hospital and are used to evaluate quality of care. However, acute care is increasingly organized on a regional level, with more severe patients admitted to specialized hospitals. We hypothesize that th...

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Main Authors: Sanne J. den Hartog, Bob Roozenbeek, Sjoukje van der Bij, Marzyeh Amini, Nikki van Leeuwen, Eric Boersma, Clemens M.F. Dirven, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Hester F. Lingsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09883-w