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Thirty-Day Mortality Model Information


For details on the development of the AMI model see Krumholz, HM, et al. "An Administrative Claims Model Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day Mortality Rates Among Patients with an Acute Myocardial Infarction." Circulation. 2006; 113; 1683-1692.

For details on the development of the HF model see Krumholz HM, et al. "An Administrative Claims Model Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day Mortality Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure." Circulation. 2006; 113: 1693-1701.

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