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Summary

Table of Contents

Evolution of the UAB ABC™ Method

SECTION 1. Introduction

SECTION 2. Concepts Behind the ABC™ Method

SECTION 3. Implementation

SECTION 4. Methodology and Computation

SECTION 5. Influencing Future Care

Selected Bibliography

APPENDIX I
Example of calculation

APPENDIX II
Illustration of the effect of the Baysian Estimator

APPENDIX III Example of a Feedback Report
Example of a Feedback Report

Contact For More Information

Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE)

ABC™ User Manual

ACHIEVABLE
BENCHMARKS OF
CARE (ABC™)*

USER MANUAL


CENTER FOR OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVESSNESS RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION (COERE)

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
AT
BIRMINGHAM

Supported in part by grant number HS09446 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Norman W. Weissman
Catarina I. Kiefe
Jeroan Allison
Ian G. Child
Robert Farmer
Michael Weaver
O. Dale Williams



This manual was last updated 09/20/01. Copyright © 1999 the University of Alabama at Birmingham. *The Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC) system is trademarked by the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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