A theoretical framework for linking hospitals longitudinally: demonstrated using German Hospital Quality Reports 2016–2020
This method, rooted in a comprehensive understanding of hospital identities, offers an operational, automated, and customisable process serving diverse clinical topics. This approach has the advantage of simultaneously considering multiple variables and systematically observing temporal changes in hospitals. It also enhances the precision and efficiency of longitudinal hospital identification in health services research.
Authors
- Werner de Cruppé
- Max Geraedts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-6246)
- Limei Ji
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02317-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss