Understanding the large heterogeneity in hospital readmissions and mortality for acute myocardial infarction

Mariana F Lobo, Vanessa Azzone, Fernando Lopes, Alberto Freitas, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, Sharon-Lise Normand and Armando Teixeira-Pinto

Health Policy, 2020, vol. 124, issue 7, 684-694

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the variation in two acute myocardial infarction (AMI) outcomes across public hospitals in Portugal. In-hospital mortality and 30-day unplanned readmissions were studied using two distinct AMI cohorts of adults discharged from all acute care public hospital centers in Portugal from 2012−2015. Hierarchical generalized linear models were used to assess the association between patient and hospital characteristics and hospital variability in the two outcomes.

Keywords: Hospital healthcare quality; Acute myocardial infarction; In-hospital mortality; 30-Day unplanned readmissions; Administrative data; Hierarchical regression models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.004

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