title: Severity of illness: red herring or horse of different color? Part 2.
abstract: In this continuation of his article, the author defines severity and acuity of illness and discusses approaches to the measurement of the two factors. He provides some background on severity of illness measures that are in current use and prepares for a discussion of the uses of these measures.
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States