Public reporting in surgery an emerging opportunity to improve care and inform patients

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 241-242

  Minami, Christina A ^a,b   Dahlke, Allison ^a   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC REPORTING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; STANDARDS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925283668     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001033     Document Type: Review

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