Call for Action to Target Interhospital Variation in Cardiovascular Mortality, Readmissions, and Length-of-Stay
Astrid Van Wilder,
Luk Bruyneel,
Bianca Cox
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Excessive interhospital variation threatens healthcare quality. Data on variation in patient outcomes across the whole cardiovascular spectrum are lacking. We aimed to examine interhospital variability for 28 cardiovascular All Patient Refined-Diagnosis-related Groups (APR-DRGs).
Methods:
We studied 103,299 cardiovascular admissions in 99 (98%) Belgian acute-care hospitals between 2012 and 2018. Using generalized linear mixed models, we esti… Show more
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