Using Admission Characteristics to Predict Short-term Mortality From Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients
JAMAPublished 1 May 1996
Sharon‐Lise T. Normand
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Researchers should develop quality indicators based on process measures for acute myocardial infarction and incorporate these measures into mortality models to determine whether quality accounts for variation in 30-day mortality rates beyond that explained by clinical status at admission.
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Short-term mortality remains high for elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction, and a large percentage of variation remains unexplained after controlling for admission severity. Part of the unexplained variability can be explained by the location of the admitting hospital; some of the remaining unexplained variation may reflect differences in quality of care or unmeasured differences in disease severity. Researchers should develop quality indicators based on process measures for acute myocardial infarction and should incorporate these measures into mortality models to determine whether quality accounts for variation in 30-day mortality rates beyond that explained by clinical status at admission.
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