supposition that there exists an abstract quality index which drives all observed mortality outcomes in each hospital. This …This paper proposes a method of deriving a quality indicator for hospitals using mortality outcome measures. The method … aggregates any number of mortality outcome measures observed over several years into a single indicator. We begin with the …

significant increase of hospital mortality among those who underwent surgeries on days with high particulate matter pollution … air pollution shock mitigation in a high-stakes healthcare setting: hospital surgery scheduling. Using newly available …, before or after the surgery, is primarily explanatory of the excess mortality. Second, a small but high-risk group - elderly …

We measure inequities from the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality and hospitalizations in the United States during the … excess mortality relative to trend, compared to a less than 15 percent increase for Whites; we find losses in potential years …