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HCFA mortality data: a tool for quality improvement efforts.

A C Lenox
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Health Care Finance Administration mortality data, which are obviously useful information, deserve close scrutiny. Many factors attributable to patient outcome are not considered when analyzing these data (e.g., health prior to hospital admission). These data should not be used alone, but as a tool to guide quality improvement efforts.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Hospital MortalityHumansModels, OrganizationalOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePlanning TechniquesQuality Assurance, Health CareResearch DesignUnited StatesJournal Article

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A C Lenox. HCFA mortality data: a tool for quality improvement efforts.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-1474.1993.tb00091.x

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