Hierarchical models for semi-competing risks data with application to quality of end-of-life care for pancreatic cancer.
- Kyu Ha Lee, Francesca Dominici, Deborah Schrag, Sebastien Haneuse
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
- 2016
Abstract
Hospital readmission is a key marker of quality of healthcare; it has been used to investigate variation in quality among patients in a broad range of clinical contexts and has become an important policy measure. Notwithstanding its widespread use, however, readmission remains controversial as a measure of quality. Among the concerns raised, whether and how… (More)