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Frequency of inappropriate medical exceptions to quality measures.
Persell SD, Dolan NC, Friesema EM, Thompson JA, Kaiser D, Baker DW. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152:225-231.

This AHRQ-funded study found that physicians usually chose appropriate reasons for excluding patients from inclusion in quality measurement programs.
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