title: Death among patients hospitalized with pneumonia: implications for hospital outcome measures.
authors.affiliation: Center for Quality of Care Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts2Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mihaela S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Stefan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Randa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaber
authors.affiliation: Center for Quality of Care Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Lindenauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Garb
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: Center for Value-Based Care Research, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rothberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome