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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedWey A, Salkowski N, Kasiske BL
A five-tier system for improving the categorization of transplant program performance.
The purpose of this study was to better inform health care consumers by identifying the differences in transplant program performance. Researchers compared the differentiation of program performance and a simulated misclassification rate of the five-tier system with the previous three-tier system based on the 95 percent credible interval, using data on adult kidney transplants collected from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database. The study finds that the five-tier system improved differentiation and maintained a lower misclassification rate than programs differing by two tiers, and concludes that the five-tier system can improve the informing of health care consumers about transplant program performance.
AHRQ-funded; HS024527.
Citation: Wey A, Salkowski N, Kasiske BL .
A five-tier system for improving the categorization of transplant program performance.
Health Serv Res 2018 Jun;53(3):1979-91. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12726..
Keywords: Transplantation, Provider Performance, Quality of Care, Registries