An Administrative Claims Model for Profiling Hospital 30-Day Mortality Rates for Pneumonia Patients
Bratzler DW, Normand SL, Wang Y, O'Donnell WJ, Metersky M, Han LF, Rapp MT, Krumholz HM. An Administrative Claims Model for Profiling Hospital 30-Day Mortality Rates for Pneumonia Patients. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e17401. PMID: 21532758, PMCID: PMC3075250, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateDerivation cohortValidation cohortModel derivation cohortAge 66 yearsPrincipal discharge diagnosisAdministrative diagnosis codesStandardized mortality rateRisk-adjustment variablesQuality of careState mortality ratesAdministrative Claims ModelClaims-based modelsIndex hospitalizationPatient demographicsDischarge diagnosisOutpatient encountersPneumonia mortalityPneumonia patientsRetrospective studyDiagnosis codesPneumonia casesMortality estimatesOutcome measuresProfiling Hospitals