The rating of ICU quality of care appears to be a function of the prediction model used, as customized SAPS II and MPM II0 models showed only fair agreement in identifying quality outliers.
ICU quality outlier detection may vary by risk model; leaves open whether standardization improves benchmarking reliability.
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