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Interpreting HCFA mortality data for the public.

D M Waggoner
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The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has released mortality data for hospitals to the public. Administrators of hospitals designated by HCFA as mortality outliers have to respond to negative press, the concerns of their medical staffs, and inquiries from employers and third-party payers. D. Michael Waggoner, MD, explains the numbers and suggests how hospitals can respond.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Data CollectionData Interpretation, StatisticalHospital MortalityHospitalsModels, StatisticalUnited StatesJournal Article

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D M Waggoner. 1992. Interpreting HCFA mortality data for the public.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10145661/

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