title: How severity measures rate hospitalized patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CT 06516, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Iezzoni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index