Indicadores de calidad hospitalaria indirectos versus directos para bebés de muy bajo peso al nacer

Jeannette A Rogowski1, Jeffrey D Horbar, Douglas O Staiger

  • 1RAND, Arlington, Va 22202, USA. jar@rand.org

JAMA
|January 15, 2004
PubMed
Resumen

El volumen de pacientes es un mal predictor de la calidad para los bebés de muy bajo peso al nacer (VLBW). Las medidas de resultado directo son más efectivas para la derivación selectiva, mejorando la atención y salvando vidas.

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