Concept information
Preferred term
severity adjustment
Definition
- A common problem with comparing performance among healthcare providers is how to adjust for differences in the disease severity of patients. For example, the mortality rate of patients in Hospital A may be higher than in Hospital B, but unfair and misleading conclusions may be drawn if patient characteristics in the two hospitals are not taken into consideration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Severity Adjustment]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/severity_adjustment
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