Dartmouth Atlas Of Variation

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Dartmouth atlas of variation. Who you are and where you live. These atlas special topics have been studied in detail and reported on by the atlas project. View and download the data behind those reports. Variation in the care of surgical conditions 2014 these indicators were created for a series of six 2014 dartmouth atlas reports that examined unwarranted variations in u s.
This dartmouth atlas report provides a comprehensive description of population based patterns of newborn care across regions and hospitals for four large u s. The project uses medicare and medicaid data to provide information and analysis about national regional and local markets as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians. The dartmouth atlas of health care for more than 20 years the dartmouth atlas project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the united states. In addition to adjusted rates the files contain crude rates numerators denominators 95 confidence limits and standard errors.
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