Exclusions in the denominators of process-based quality measures: the missing link in understanding performance or ecological fallacy?
Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Perla J
PJ
Marang-van de Mheen
Department of Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Center for Clinical Management Research & University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Brahmajee K
BK
Nallamothu
D000068:Accreditation; D015982:Bias; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care
Accreditation; Adverse events, epidemiology and detection; Ambulatory care