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What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature

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Title
What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature
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BMC Health Services Research, June 2007
DOI 10.1186/1472-6963-7-91
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David W Pitches, Mohammed A Mohammed, Richard J Lilford

Abstract

Despite increasing interest and publication of risk-adjusted hospital mortality rates, the relationship with underlying quality of care remains unclear. We undertook a systematic review to ascertain the extent to which variations in risk-adjusted mortality rates were associated with differences in quality of care.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 3%
Canada 2 2%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 112 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 20 17%
Researcher 18 15%
Other 14 12%
Student > Master 14 12%
Student > Bachelor 8 7%
Other 26 22%
Unknown 19 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 57 48%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 8%
Social Sciences 9 8%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 3%
Other 14 12%
Unknown 22 18%