New hospital mortality indicator to improve measurement of patient safety
New information on mortality rates in NHS hospitals has been published. The new Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) compares the actual number of patients who die following treatment at a trust with the number who would be expected to die, given the characteristics of the patients treated there.
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