Public reporting of the hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR): implications for the Canadian approach to safety and quality in health care
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Dr. Susan E. Brien is a post-doctoral fellow in the Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. Dr. William A. Ghali is a professor in the Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, and a general internist within the Department of Medicine, University of Calgary at the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alta.
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