85HIV Quality Report Cards: Impact of Case-mix adjustment and Statistical Methods
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85. HIV Quality Report Cards: Impact of Case-mix adjustment and Statistical Methods Michael Ohl, MD, MSPH; Michihiko Goto, MD; Kelly Richardson, PhD; Marin Schweizer, PhD; Mary Vaughand-Sarrazin, PhD; Eli Perencevich, MD, MS, FIDSA, FSHEA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, IA; Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA; Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
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