ArticleBMJ open quality2024
Lack of associations between hospital rating and outcomes in patients with an acute coronary syndrome.
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- Characteristics, clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction enrolled or not enrolled in a quality registry.European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes · 2026Article
- New Zealand Electronic Health Data for Cardiovascular Research: A Review.Clinical epidemiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundPublic reporting of performance data has become a common tool in evaluation of healthcare providers. The rating may be misleading if the association between the measured variables and the outcome is weak. METHODS AND
resultsNationwide, register-based, cohort study. All Swedish patients hospitalised with an acute coronary syndrome during the time periods 2006-2010 and 2015-2017 were included in the study. Possible associations between cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for these patients and ranking scores for each hospital in a Swedish healthcare quality register for acute coronary syndromes were analysed. We found no association between the ranking score and mortality, and no or weak associations between the ranking score and readmissions.
conclusionsLack of associations between quality measurements and patient outcomes warrants improvement in ranking scores. Cautious use of the ranking results is necessary in comparisons between healthcare providers.
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