The Performance of US Hospitals as Reflected in Risk-Standardized 30-Day Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries with Pneumonia

Peter K. Lindenauer, Susannah M. Bernheim, Jacqueline N. Grady, Zhenqiu Lin, Yun Wang, Yongfei Wang, Angela R. Merrill, Lein F. Han, Michael T. Rapp, Elizabeth E. Drye, Sharon-Lise T. Normand and Harlan M. Krumholz

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Abstract: Using hospital and outpatient Medicare claims between 2006 and 2009, this cross-sectional study describes patterns of hospital and regional performance in the outcomes of elderly patients with pneumonia, a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this population.

Keywords: Community-Acquired and Nosocomial Pneumonia; Quality Improvement; Outcomes Measurement; Patient Safety; Geriatric Patient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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