Hospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’

Hospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’

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Disagreement about the right way of measuring hospitals’ standardised mortality ratios is compromising “confidence in them and their effective use”, the NHS Information Centre has warned.

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