Reliability Adjustment for Reporting Hospital Outcomes With Surgery

2012168 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Justin B. Dimick · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Amir A. Ghaferi · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Nicholas H. Osborne · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Clifford Y. Ko · American College of Surgeons

Bruce L. Hall · Washington University in St. Louis

Abstract

Reliability adjustment reduces variation due to statistical noise and results in more accurate estimates of risk-adjusted hospital outcomes. Given the risk of misclassifying hospitals and surgeons using standard approaches, this technique should be considered when reporting surgical outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Healthcare cost, quality, practices Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 255, Issue 4, pp. 703-707

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31824b46ff

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