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  • Title: The HCFA excess mortality lists: a methodological critique.
    Author: Rosen HM, Green BA.
    Journal: Hosp Health Serv Adm; 1987 Feb; 32(1):119-27. PubMed ID: 10281359.
    Abstract:
    The Health Care Financing Administration recently released a list of hospitals with allegedly excessive mortality rates. This paper examines and explains several flaws in the mortality study that are important to consider for proper interpretation and understanding of the HCFA results.
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