Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators

SN Hofstede; L van Bodegom-Vos; DS Kringos; Ewout Steyerberg; PJ van de Mheen

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006776

Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators

SN Hofstede
, L van Bodegom-Vos
, DS Kringos
, Ewout Steyerberg
, PJ van de Mheen

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Pages (from-to)	474-483
Number of pages	10
Journal	BMJ Quality & Safety
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006776
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Hofstede, SN., van Bodegom-Vos, L., Kringos, DS., Steyerberg, E., & van de Mheen, PJ. (2018). Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators. BMJ Quality & Safety, 27(6), 474-483. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006776

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Hofstede, SN, van Bodegom-Vos, L, Kringos, DS, Steyerberg, E & van de Mheen, PJ 2018, 'Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators', BMJ Quality & Safety, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 474-483. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006776

Mortality, readmission and length of stay have different relationships using hospital-level versus patient-level data: an example of the ecological fallacy affecting hospital performance indicators. / Hofstede, SN; van Bodegom-Vos, L; Kringos, DS et al.
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