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Bertalan Mesko,MD,PhD    Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  Colorectal Cancer Screen  CDC.gov  
 | Background: Despite recent improvements in survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI),U.S. hospitals vary 2-fold in their 30-day risk-standardized mortality rates (RSMRs). Nevertheless,information is limited on hospital-level factors that may be associated with RSMRs. Objective: To identify hospital strategies that were associated with lower RSMRs. Design: Cross-sectional survey of 537 hospitals (91% [...] Background: In-hospital mortality measures,which are widely used to assess hospital quality,are not based on a standardized follow-up period and may systematically favor hospitals with shorter lengths of stay (LOSs). Objective: To assess the agreement between performance measures of U.S. hospitals by using risk-standardized in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates. Design: Observational study. [...] |
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