Forthman M Thane, Gold Robert S, Dove Henry G, Henderson Richard D
The Delta Group, Inc, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, USA.
Qual Manag Health Care. 2010 Jul-Sep;19(3):265-77. doi: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3181eb143d.
This article describes a risk-adjustment method for profiling hospitals and physicians on key measures of clinical quality using readily available administrative data. By comparing actual and expected rates of mortality, complications, readmissions, and patient safety events, this method enables providers to identify both favorable and adverse outcomes performance.
本文介绍了一种风险调整方法，该方法利用现有的管理数据，依据临床质量的关键指标对医院和医生进行剖析。通过比较实际死亡率、并发症发生率、再入院率和患者安全事件发生率与预期发生率，此方法能够让医疗服务提供者识别出良好和不良的结果表现。
