Envisioning Excellence

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1428-1431

  Shahian, David M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SAFETY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SAFETY; SHARED DECISION MAKING; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992513284     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.039     Document Type: Editorial

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