Risk Adjustment Methods

Forthman, M.T., DesHarnais, S.I., Gold, R.S., & Henderson, R.D. "Measuring the Quality of Inpatient Care: Risk-Adjusted Indices for Comparing Rates of Mortality, Complications, Readmissions, and Patient Safety Events." White Paper, Summer 2009, pp. 1-18. View Publication in PDF Format.

DesHarnais, S.I., Forthman, M.T., Homa-Lowry, J.M. & Wooster, L.D. "Risk-Adjusted Clinical Quality Indicators: Indices for Measuring and Monitoring Rates of Mortality, Complications, and Readmissions." Quality Management in Health Care, Volume 9, No. 1, Fall 2000, pp. 14-22.

DesHarnais, S. I., Forthman, M.T., Homa-Lowry, J.M. & Wooster, L.D. "Risk-Adjusted Quality Outcome Measures: Indexes for Benchmarking Rates of Mortality, Complications, and Readmissions." Quality Management in Health Care, Volume 5, No. 2, Winter 1997, pp. 80-87.

DesHarnais, S. I., Forthman, M.T., Homa-Lowry, J.M. & Wooster, L.D. "How to Use Risk-Adjusted Quality Indicators to Assess Hospitals." QRC Advisor, Volume 13, No. 5, March 1997.