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Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio
HSMR is calculated as a ratio of the actual number of deaths to the expected number of deaths among patients in acute care hospitals. An HSMR of 100 indicates there is no difference between the hospital’s mortality rate and the overall average rate. Therefore a rate greater than 100 means the hospital’s mortality rate is higher than the overall average and a rate lower than 100 means the hospit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2011.08.012