SASM
The Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality aims to investigate every death under the care of a surgeon in Scotland and identify adverse factors in management. Quantics analysed the data from ~12,000 deaths and developed a new classification of adverse events according to their relative risk of being associated with the death. Hospitals with higher than expected numbers of "risky" adverse events can be identified, even if the number of deaths is not abnormal.
See also:
Review of the provision of out-of-hours emergency care arrangements for Borders Health Board
