Measuring and reporting mortality in hospital patients

David Ben-Tovim
Richard Woodman
James Harrison
Sophie Pointer
Paul Hakendorf
Geoff Henley

March 2009
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra
AIHW cat. no. HSE 69

'Measuring and reporting mortality in hospital patients' aims to develop national indicators of in-hospital mortality and was one of several projects conducted as part of the National Indicators Project commissioned by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. The project has two parts: a literature review focussing on methods for analysing and reporting in-hospital mortality, and a modelling project aimed at identifying national indicators of hospital mortality that can be implemented now and in the future.

The report is available from the AIHW website. Note: this link will open in a new window.