Hospital spending and 'regression to the mean' — a cautionary tale - STAT

Hospital spending and 'regression to the mean' — a cautionary tale - STAT

Did a high-profile program really slash hospital spending? Or was it a cautionary tale of ‘regression to the mean’?

By AMY FINKELSTEIN

ADOBE

Regression to the mean can make health care policies look more promising than they really are. Randomized evaluations can help keep that from happening.

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