Use of Administrative Claims Models to Assess 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Ross JS, Maynard C, Krumholz HM, Sun H, Rumsfeld JS, Normand SL, Wang Y, Fihn SD. Use of Administrative Claims Models to Assess 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Medical Care 2010, 48: 652-658. PMID: 20548253, PMCID: PMC3020977, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181dbe35d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical modelAcute myocardial infarctionVeterans Health Administration hospitalsVHA hospitalsHeart failurePneumonia hospitalizationsC-statisticNon-federal hospitalsMedian numberModest heterogeneityAdministration HospitalAdministrative claims dataService Medicare beneficiariesYears of age