Joanne E Backofen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537223 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanne E Backofen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanne E |
| FAMILY NAME | Backofen |
| SIGNATURE | BACKOFEN J E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Relationship Between Severity of Illness and Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality
To address the question of quantification of severity of illness on a wide scale, the Computerized Severity Index (CSI) was developed by a research team at the Johns Hopkins University. This article describes an initial assessment of some aspects of the validity and reliability of the CSI on a sample of 2,378 patients within 27 high-volume DRGs from five teaching hospitals. The 27 DRGs predicted 27% of the variation in LOS, while DRGs adjusted fo…
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The Relationship Between Severity of Illness and Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality
To address the question of quantification of severity of illness on a wide scale, the Computerized Severity Index (CSI) was developed by a research team at the Johns Hopkins University. This article describes an initial assessment of some aspects of the validity and reliability of the CSI on a sample of 2,378 patients within 27 high-volume DRGs from five teaching hospitals. The 27 DRGs predicted 27% of the variation in LOS, while DRGs adjusted fo…
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