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Preferred term

severity adjustment  

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  • A common problem with comparing performance among healthcare providers is how to adjust for differences in the disease severity of patients. For example, the mortality rate of patients in Hospital A may be higher than in Hospital B, but unfair and misleading conclusions may be drawn if patient characteristics in the two hospitals are not taken into consideration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Severity Adjustment]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T5TZX6RR-W

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