Hospital characteristics and mortality rates

Ronnie D. Horner; Frank H. Lawler; Barry L. Hainer; John P. Culver; James P. Logerfo; Joyce V. Kelly; Arthur J. Hartz; Evelyn M. Kuhn; Steven J. Jacobsen; Alfred A. Rimm

doi:10.1056/NEJM199005173222018

Hospital characteristics and mortality rates

Ronnie D. Horner, Frank H. Lawler, Barry L. Hainer, John P. Culver, James P. Logerfo, Joyce V. Kelly, Arthur J. Hartz, Evelyn M. Kuhn, Steven J. Jacobsen, Alfred A. Rimm

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To the Editor: We do not find compelling the evidence presented by Hartz et al. (Dec. 21 issue)¹ of an association between hospital mortality rates and the quality of care (and hence between the quality of care and the characteristics of the hospital staff). This is not a minor contention, since the results of the study have important implications for developing federal policy on the reimbursement of hospitals and for hospital policies regarding admitting privileges for local physicians. The crux of the authors' argument is the link between adjusted hospital mortality rates and the quality of care. This link depends.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1471-1473
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	322
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199005173222018
State	Published - May 17 1990
Externally published	Yes

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