Abstract: . . .  that readers can better appreciate this report's strengths and limitations. Enclosed are all letters received in response to this report. Page 18 Page 10 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development This page left blank intentionally Page 19 Page 11 Page 20 Page 12 . . .
. . .  that created the California Hospital Outcomes project specified that hospitals and their medical staff be given 60 days to review a draft of this report, along with the patient data on which it is based. Hospitals and their chiefs of staff were encouraged, but not required, to submit written comments. These comments have been published as part of this report, so that readers can better appreciate this report's . . .
. . .  17 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Page 9 Section 2 Hospital Letters The Law that created the California Hospital Outcomes project specified that hospitals and their medical staff be given 60 days to review a draft of this report, along with the patient data on which it is based. Hospitals and their chiefs of staff were . . .
. . .  California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Page 9 Section 2 Hospital Letters The Law that created the California Hospital Outcomes project specified that hospitals and their medical staff be given 60 days to review a draft of this report, along with the patient data on which it is based. Hospitals and their chiefs of staff were encouraged, . . .
. . .  According to these guidelines, conditions that require inpatient evaluation or treatment (e.g., laboratory tests, medications) should always be reported. Hypertension, shock, diabetes, and congestive heart failure are clear examples of such conditions. Hospital coders should consult with their medical staffs to confirm that the risk factors in these models indeed affect the care of their patients. . . .
. . .  models used to produce the present report may be deemed in need of updating to reflect advances in medical care, as well as demographic patterns that have changed over the past decade. Thus, future heart attack reports may add new risk factors or omit selected risk factors in the present report. Apart from the risk factors mentioned by hospitals in the present report (see above), the AMI Validation . . .
. . .  17 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Page 9 Section 2 Hospital Letters The Law that created the California Hospital Outcomes project specified that hospitals and their medical staff be given 60 days to review a draft of this report, along with the patient data on which it is based. Hospitals and their chiefs of staff were . . .
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