Annals of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
Quality Through Coopetition: An Empiric Approach to Measure Population Outcomes for Emergency Care-Sensitive Conditions.
We develop a novel approach for measuring regional outcomes for emergency care-sensitive conditions. ⋯ We used cluster analysis to empirically identify regional use patterns for emergency conditions requiring a communitywide system response. This method of attribution allows regional performance to be benchmarked and could be used to develop population-based outcome measures after life-threatening illness and injury.