Specifying the probability characteristics of funnel plot control limits: an investigation of three approaches

Emphasis is increasingly being placed on the monitoring and comparison of clinical outcomes between healthcare providers. Funnel plots have become a standard graphical methodology to identify outliers and comprise plotting an outcome summary statistic from each provider against a specified 'tar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2012-09, Vol.7 (9), p.e45723-e45723
Hauptverfasser:	Manktelow, Bradley N, Seaton, Sarah E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clinical outcomes Comparative analysis Confidence intervals Control charts Control limits Control methods Data analysis Epidemiology Falling Health aspects Health care Health sciences Hospitals Identification methods Interpolation Interpolation methods Investigations Mathematical analysis Mathematics Medicine Mortality Newborn babies Outliers (statistics) Patient safety Poisson Distribution Probabilistic methods Probability Probability distribution Probability distributions Process controls Public health Quality Ratios Statistical analysis Treatment outcome
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