title: "My patients are sicker": adjusting outcomes by severity of illness.
authors.affiliation: Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, CA, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000776:Anesthesiology; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index