Potential benefits of the new Leapfrog standards: Effect of process and outcomes measures

Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 569-575

  Birkmeyer, John D ^a   Dimick, Justin B ^b  

^a Section of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LEAPFROG STANDARD; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042664423     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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