title: Severity of illness: red herring or horse of different color? Part 3.
abstract: In this final article in a three-part series, the author discusses the various issues that surround the use of severity-of-illness measures. Particular attention is paid to the use of such measures to assess the performance of providers in the area of quality.
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States