Application of a simple, affordable quality metric tool to colorectal, upper gastrointestinal, hernia, and hepatobiliary surgery patients: the HARM score
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DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5998-7
Abstract: BackgroundQuality is the major driver for both clinical and financial assessment. There remains a need for simple, affordable, quality metric tools to evaluate patient outcomes, which led us to develop the HospitAl length of stay,… read more here.
Keywords: upper gastrointestinal; quality metric; harm score; harm ... See more keywords
The HARM score for gastrointestinal surgery: Application and validation of a novel, reliable and simple tool to measure surgical quality and outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND The HospitAl length of stay, Readmissions and Mortality (HARM) score is a simple, inexpensive quality tool, linked directly to patient outcomes. We assess the HARM score for measuring surgical quality across multiple surgical populations.… read more here.
Keywords: surgical quality; surgery; harm score; harm ... See more keywords