Statistical methods for healthcare performance monitoring. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alex Bottle, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Paul Aylin, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
• Authors: Bottle, Alex; Aylin, Paul
• Contents: Introduction -- Origins and examples of monitoring systems -- Choosing the unit of analysis and reporting -- What to measure : choosing and defining indicators -- Sources of data -- Risk-adjustment principles and methods -- Output the observed and model-predicted outcomes (*) -- Composite measures -- Setting performance thresholds and defining outliers -- Making comparisons across national borders -- Presenting the results to stakeholders -- Evaluating the monitoring system -- Concluding thoughts.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 362.10727; MEDICAL / Biostatistics; Medical care -- Evaluation; Medical statistics; Medical care -- Quality control; Medical care -- Safety measures; Medical care -- Evaluation; Medical care -- Quality control; Medical care -- Safety measures; Medical statistics; Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods; Data Interpretation, Statistical; MEDICAL / Administration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482246100; 1482246104
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