Measuring hospital mortality

Crossingham, I.

Acute Medicine 12(3): 129-134

2013


ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884
PMID: 24098871
Document Number: 13503
The hospital standardised mortality ratio (HSMR) and the summary hospital mortality index (SHMI) are both in current use in the UK as measures of the performance of acute hospitals. Characteristics of both the acute hospital itself and of its local healthcare environment influence these indices. Whilst many hope that measures of mortality can be used as a surrogate for healthcare quality, this is an evolving area.

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