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Hospital quality indicators are not unidimensional: A reanalysis of Lieberthal and Comer
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13056Abstract
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To evaluate the dimensionality of hospital quality indicators treated as unidimensional in a prior publication.Data source/study design
Pooled cross-sectional 2010-2011 Hospital Compare data (10/1/10 and 10/1/11 archives) and the 2012 American Hospital Association Annual Survey.Data extraction
We used 71 indicators of structure, process, and outcomes of hospital care in a principal component analysis of Ridit scores to evaluate the dimensionality of the indicators. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis using only the indicators in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Value-Based Purchasing.Principal findings
There were four underlying dimensions of hospital quality: patient experience, mortality, and two clinical process dimensions.Conclusions
Hospital quality should be measured using a variety of indicators reflecting different dimensions of quality. Treating hospital quality as unidimensional leads to erroneous conclusions about the performance of different hospitals.Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.
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