Publicly reported provider outcomes: The concerns of cardiac surgeons in a single-payer system

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-38

  Guru, Veena ^a,b   Naylor, C David ^a,c   Fremes, Stephen E ^a,b   Teoh, Kevin ^d   Tu, Jack V ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Public performance reports; Quality of care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC SURGERY REPORT CARD; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SURGEON;

EID: 60849113144     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70020-0     Document Type: Article

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