Global comparators project: international comparison of hospital outcomes using administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To produce comparable risk-adjusted outcome rates for an international sample of hospitals in a collaborative project to share outcomes and learning.

Data sources

Administrative data varying in scope, format, and coding systems were pooled from each participating hospital for the years 2005-2010.

Study design

Following reconciliation of the different coding systems in the various countries, in-hospital mortality, unplanned readmission within 30 days, and "prolonged" hospital stay (>75th percentile) were risk-adjusted via logistic regression. A web-based interface was created to facilitate outcomes analysis for individual medical centers and enable peer comparisons. Small groups of clinicians are now exploring the potential reasons for variations in outcomes

SUBMITTER: Bottle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3876394 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature