Risk adjusted mortality rate
Okay kiddo, so let's say there are lots of hospitals that take care of sick people. But not all sick people are the same! Some are really, really sick and need special care, and some are not so sick and just need a little help.
Now, sometimes we want to compare how well these hospitals do at taking care of sick people. But just looking at how many people died at each hospital isn't fair, because some hospitals take care of sicker people, so naturally some of them may die.
So, we use something called the risk adjusted mortality rate (RAMR). This means we take into account how sick the patients were when they came to the hospital. We look at things like their age, how sick they were before they came in, and what kind of treatment they needed.
Once we figure out how sick everyone was, we can compare how many people from each hospital died. This way, we can see which hospitals did better or worse at taking care of their patients, while making sure we're comparing apples to apples.
It's kind of like comparing how well different soccer teams do, but giving each team different amounts of points depending on how good the other team was. That way, we can see which team really played the best, and didn't just win because they played a not-so-good team.
Does that help, kiddo?
Now, sometimes we want to compare how well these hospitals do at taking care of sick people. But just looking at how many people died at each hospital isn't fair, because some hospitals take care of sicker people, so naturally some of them may die.
So, we use something called the risk adjusted mortality rate (RAMR). This means we take into account how sick the patients were when they came to the hospital. We look at things like their age, how sick they were before they came in, and what kind of treatment they needed.
Once we figure out how sick everyone was, we can compare how many people from each hospital died. This way, we can see which hospitals did better or worse at taking care of their patients, while making sure we're comparing apples to apples.
It's kind of like comparing how well different soccer teams do, but giving each team different amounts of points depending on how good the other team was. That way, we can see which team really played the best, and didn't just win because they played a not-so-good team.
Does that help, kiddo?