Quality and performance

Counting confusion sparks artificial spike in mortality scores

By 2019-04-05T11:30:00

mortality indicators

An increase in so-called same day emergency care patients and confusion over how they should be counted has caused an artificial hike in some hospitals’ mortality scores, senior sources have told HSJ.

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