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VARIATION METRICS IN ECHO

 

1. MEASUREMENT OF THE VARIATION

  1.1.ECHO GEOGRAPHIC METHODS

  1.2.ECHO HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC METHODS

2. MEASUREMENT OF SOCIOECONOMIC EQUITY

 

UPCOMING ENTRIES:

SCV and EB confidence intervals

Improving SUR estimation with disease mapping techniques

Improving SUR estimates adding the effect of time

False discovery rate: its effect in some ECHO examples

 

 

1. MEASUREMENT OF THE VARIATION

 

“ECHO basic methods” is composed of a series of methodological “pills” containing the most frequent analytical concepts and techniques used in ECHO.

ECHO methods are firstly meant to determine the magnitude of a phenomenon within a unit of analysis and then, estimate the variation of the phenomenon across units of analysis - systematic and unwarranted variation in a set of healthcare performance indicators across healthcare providers.

Since ECHO applies twodifferent approaches, geographic and hospital-specific,this document will detail both separately.

 

 

 

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