Validating risk-adjusted surgical outcomes: Site visit assessment of process and structure

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-351

  Daley, Jennifer ^a,b,c,h   Forbes, Maureen G ^a,b,d   Young, Gary J ^e   Charns, Martin P ^f   Gibbs, James O ^g   Hur, Kwan ^g   Henderson, William ^g   Khuri, Shukri F ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^g Hines VA Ctr Coop Studs Hlth S   (United States)

^h VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEADERSHIP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0030966295     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(97)00091-4     Document Type: Article

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