Development and Validation of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicator for Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery Harmonized With Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS‐1) Methodology

Development and Validation of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicator for Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery Harmonized With Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS‐1) Methodology

BackgroundThe National Quality Forum previously approved a quality indicator for mortality after congenital heart surgery developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Several parameters of the validated Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS‐1) method were include...

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Main Authors: Kathy J. Jenkins, Jennifer Koch Kupiec, Pamela L. Owens, Patrick S. Romano, Jeffrey J. Geppert, Kimberlee Gauvreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
congenital heart defects
mortality
pediatrics
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.003028

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.003028

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