Statistical Methods for Profiling Providers of Medical Care: Issues and Applications
医疗服务提供者绩效画像的统计方法与应用
Recent public debate on costs and effectiveness of health care in the United States has generated a growing emphasis on “profiling” of medical care providers. The process of profiling involves comparing resource use and quality of care among medical providers to a community or a normative standard. This is valuable for targeting quality improvement strategies. For example, hospital profiles may be used to determine whether institutions deviate in important ways in the…