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Incremental value of clinical data beyond claims data in predicting 30-day outcomes after heart failure hospitalization.

Hammill BG, Curtis LH, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Yancy CW, Peterson ED, Hernandez AF. Incremental value of clinical data beyond claims data in predicting 30-day outcomes after heart failure hospitalization. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2011 Jan 1; 4(1):60-7.

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Abstract:

Adding clinical data to claims data for heart failure hospitalizations significantly improved prediction of mortality, and shifted mortality performance rankings for a substantial proportion of hospitals. Clinical data did not meaningfully improve the discrimination of the readmission model, and had little effect on performance rankings.




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