Surgical volume and outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Does it matter?
Konety et al.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2009;137:1116-23.e1.
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The Effect of Provider Case Volume on Cancer Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gruen et al.
CA Cancer J Clin 2009;59:192-211.
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The public health hazards of risk avoidance associated with public reporting of risk-adjusted outcomes in coronary intervention.
Resnic and Welt
J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:825-830.
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Public Health Reporting: The United States Perspective
Halpin et al.
SEMIN CARDIOTHORAC VASC ANESTH 2008;12:191-202.
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Does the choice of risk-adjustment model influence the outcome of surgeon-specific mortality analysis? A retrospective analysis of 14 637 patients under 31 surgeons
Grant et al.
Heart 2008;94:1044-1049.
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Volume-outcome relationships in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients: 5-year major cardiovascular event outcomes.
Lin et al.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2008;135:923-930.
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Volume-Outcome Relationship for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in an Era of Decreasing Volume
Ricciardi et al.
Arch Surg 2008;143:338-344.
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The Impact of Trauma-Center Care on Functional Outcomes Following Major Lower-Limb Trauma
MacKenzie et al.
JBJS 2008;90:101-109.
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Risk Stratification and Comorbidity
Ferraris et al.
Card Surg Adult 2008;3:199-246.
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Quality Assessment in High-Acuity Surgery: Volume and Mortality Are Not Enough
Vollmer et al.
Arch Surg 2007;142:371-380.
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UK National COPD Audit 2003: impact of hospital resources and organisation of care on patient outcome following admission for acute COPD exacerbation
Price et al.
Thorax 2006;61:837-842.
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Hospital volume and the outcomes of mechanical ventilation.
Kahn et al.
NEJM 2006;355:41-50.
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Association Between Surgeon and Hospital Volume in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes: A Population-Based Study
Wen et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2006;81:835-842.
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Limitations of Hospital Volume as a Measure of Quality of Care for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Welke et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2005;80:2114-2119.
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Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Hospitals That Disproportionately Treat Black Patients
Skinner et al.
Circulation 2005;112:2634-2641.
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Practical virtue ethics: healthcare whistleblowing and portable digital technology
Bolsin et al.
J. Med. Ethics 2005;31:612-618.
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Measuring Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Quality by Simple Case Volume
Kuntz and Normand
Circulation 2005;112:1088-1091.
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The Relation Between Surgeon Volume and Outcome Following Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Glance et al.
Chest 2005;128:829-837.
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Is Hospital Procedure Volume a Reliable Marker of Quality for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery? A Comparison of Risk and Propensity Adjusted Operative and Midterm Outcomes
Zacharias et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2005;79:1961-1969.
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Hospital Volume and Selection of Valve Type in Older Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery in the United States
Schelbert et al.
Circulation 2005;111:2178-2182.
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A Minimal-Incision Technique in Total Hip Arthroplasty Does Not Improve Early Postoperative Outcomes. A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Ogonda et al.
JBJS 2005;87:701-710.
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Effects of Race, Insurance Status, and Hospital Volume on Perforated Appendicitis in Children
Smink et al.
Pediatrics 2005;115:920-925.
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Impact of Patient Risk on the Hospital Volume-Outcome Relationship in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Nallamothu et al.
Arch Intern Med 2005;165:333-337.
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Training Residents in Mitral Valve Surgery
Baskett et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2004;78:1236-1240.
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Improving mortality of coronary surgery over first four years of independent practice: retrospective examination of prospectively collected data from 15 surgeons
Bridgewater et al.
BMJ 2004;329:421.
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Is the Impact of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes on the In-Hospital Mortality Rate for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Limited to Patients at High Risk?
Wu et al.
Circulation 2004;110:784-789.
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Explaining disparities in access to high-quality cardiac surgeons
Rothenberg et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2004;78:18-24.
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The relation of volume with outcome in phacoemulsification surgery
Habib et al.
Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:643-646.
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Procedural Volume as a Marker of Quality for CABG Surgery
Peterson et al.
JAMA 2004;291:195-201.
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Impact of Hospital Procedure Volume on Surgical Operation and Long-Term Outcomes in High-Risk Curatively Resected Rectal Cancer: Findings From the Intergroup 0114 Study
Meyerhardt et al.
JCO 2004;22:166-174.
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The Effect of Hospital Volume of Pediatric Appendectomies on the Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis in Children
Smink et al.
Pediatrics 2004;113:18-23.
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National Variation in Operative Mortality Rates for Esophageal Resection and the Need for Quality Improvement
Dimick et al.
Arch Surg 2003;138:1305-1309.
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Association of Hospital Procedure Volume and Outcomes in Patients with Colon Cancer at High Risk for Recurrence
Meyerhardt et al.
ANN INTERN MED 2003;139:649-657.
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The Effect of Clustering of Outcomes on the Association of Procedure Volume and Surgical Outcomes
Panageas et al.
ANN INTERN MED 2003;139:658-665.
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Is the hospital volume-mortality relationship in coronary artery bypass surgery the same for low-risk versus high-risk patients?
Glance et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2003;76:1155-1162.
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Provider Volume of Total Knee Arthroplasties and Patient Outcomes in the HCUP-Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Hervey et al.
JBJS 2003;85:1775-1783.
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Relation Between Hospital Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation Volume and Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock
Chen et al.
Circulation 2003;108:951-957.
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Do Hospitals and Surgeons With Higher Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Volumes Still Have Lower Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates?
Hannan et al.
Circulation 2003;108:795-801.
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Financing Graduate Medical Education: Sorting Out the Confusion
Covey and Friedlaender
JBJS 2003;85:1594-1604.
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Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality in Cancer Surgery: A National Study
Finlayson et al.
Arch Surg 2003;138:721-725.
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Mortality in Low Birth Weight Infants According to Level of Neonatal Care at Hospital of Birth
Clark et al.
Pediatrics 2003;112:203-204.
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Accepting Critically Ill Transfer Patients: Adverse Effect on a Referral Center's Outcome and Benchmark Measures
Rosenberg et al.
ANN INTERN MED 2003;138:882-890.
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Volume Expansion With Albumin Decreases Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Sedrakyan et al.
Chest 2003;123:1853-1857.
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Quality-of-Care Indicators for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Spencer et al.
JCO 2003;21:1928-1936.
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The volume-outcome relationship: from Luft to Leapfrog
Shahian and Normand
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2003;75:1048-1058.
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Hospital experience and outcomes for esophageal variceal bleeding
MORSS DY et al.
Int J Qual Health Care 2003;15:139-146.
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Making the case for personal professional monitoring in health care
Bolsin and Colson
Int J Qual Health Care 2003;15:1-2.
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Role of Surgeon Volume in Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes
Hu et al.
JCO 2003;21:401-405.
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Hepatic Resection in the United States: Indications, Outcomes, and Hospital Procedural Volumes From a Nationally Representative Database
Dimick et al.
Arch Surg 2003;138:185-191.
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Postoperative Complication Rates After Hepatic Resection in Maryland Hospitals
Dimick et al.
Arch Surg 2003;138:41-46.
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Risk Stratification and Comorbidity
Ferraris and Ferraris
Card Surg Adult 2003;2:187-224.
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Hospital and Surgeon Determinants of Carotid Endarterectomy Outcomes
Feasby et al.
Arch Neurol 2002;59:1877-1881.
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Mortality in Medicare Beneficiaries Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in States With and Without Certificate of Need Regulation
Vaughan-Sarrazin et al.
JAMA 2002;288:1859-1866.
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Is it safe to train residents to perform cardiac surgery?
Baskett et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2002;74:1043-1049.
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Is Volume Related to Outcome in Health Care? A Systematic Review and Methodologic Critique of the Literature
Halm et al.
ANN INTERN MED 2002;137:511-520.
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Female Sex as a Risk Factor for In-Hospital Mortality Among Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Chang et al.
Circulation 2002;106:1514-1522.
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Association Between Hospital and Surgeon Procedure Volume and Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery: Caveats for Interpretation of Data and Policy Applications
Saroff et al.
JBJS 2002;84:1715-1717.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing mortality rates of private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals
Devereaux et al.
CMAJ 2002;166:1399-1406.
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Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States
Birkmeyer et al.
NEJM 2002;346:1128-1137.
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The Vermont Colorectal Cancer Project: Self-portrait
Hyman et al.
Arch Surg 2002;137:413-416.
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The role of hospital volume in coronary artery bypass grafting: is more always better?
Nallamothu et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;38:1923-1930.
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Association Between Hospital and Surgeon Procedure Volume and Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement in the United States Medicare Population
Katz et al.
JBJS 2001;83:1622-1629.
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Comparing clinical outcomes in high-volume and low-volume off-pump coronary bypass operation programs
Brown et al.
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2001;72:S1009-1015.
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The Influence of Hospital Volume on Survival after Resection for Lung Cancer
Bach et al.
NEJM 2001;345:181-188.
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Relationship of hospital size, case volume, and cost for coronary artery bypass surgery: Analysis of 12,774 patients operated on in Massachusetts during fiscal years 1995 and 1996
Shahian et al.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2001;122:53-64.
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A case study of hospital closure and centralization of coronary revascularization procedures
Hemmelgarn et al.
CMAJ 2001;164:1431-1435.
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Complications of Elbow Arthroscopy
Kelly et al.
JBJS 2001;83:25-25.
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Relation Between Hospital Primary Angioplasty Volume and Mortality for Patients With Acute MI Treated With Primary Angioplasty vs Thrombolytic Therapy
Magid et al.
JAMA 2000;284:3131-3138.
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Relation Between Operator and Hospital Volume and Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the Era of the Coronary Stent
McGrath et al.
JAMA 2000;284:3139-3144.
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Influence of Hospital Procedure Volume on Outcomes Following Surgery for Colon Cancer
Schrag et al.
JAMA 2000;284:3028-3035.
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The Use of Quality Indicators for Assessing Radical Prostatectomy Specimens
Imperato et al.
American Journal of Medical Quality 2000;15:212-220.
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Volume-Outcome Relationships in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Tilford et al.
Pediatrics 2000;106:289-294.
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The Volume of Primary Angioplasty Procedures and Survival after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Canto et al.
NEJM 2000;342:1573-1580.
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Assessing quality in cardiac surgery: why this is necessary in the twenty-first century
Swain and Hartz
Perfusion 2000;15:181-190.
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Selective Referral to High-Volume Hospitals: Estimating Potentially Avoidable Deaths
Dudley et al.
JAMA 2000;283:1159-1166.
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Excellence and low case volume: an example of the inapplicability of volume-based credentialing
Early and Roberts
Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2000;69:146-150.
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ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association task force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1991 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery)
Eagle et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1262-1347.
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A 5-year Post-operative Review of Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in the Yorkshire Region
Kindelan and Roberts-Harry
J. Orthod. 1999;26:211-217.
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Health Maintenance Organizations and Hospital Quality for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Escarce et al.
Med Care Res Rev 1999;56:340-362.
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Commentary
Hannan
Med Care Res Rev 1999;56:363-372.
Relationship Between Rates and Outcomes of Operative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation and Spinal Stenosis
KELLER et al.
JBJS 1999;81:752-62.
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Influence of hospital and clinician workload on survival from colorectal cancer: cohort study • Commentary: How experienced should a colorectal surgeon be?
Kee et al.
BMJ 1999;318:1381-1386.
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Volume-Outcome Relationships In Cardiovascular Operations: New York State, 1990-1995
Sollano et al.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 1999;117:419-430.
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Community-Wide Assessment of Intensive Care Outcomes Using a Physiologically Based Prognostic Measure: Implications for Critical Care Delivery From Cleveland Health Quality Choice
Sirio et al.
Chest 1999;115:793-801.
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An Employer's Perspective on Hospitalists as a Source of Improved Health Care Value
Milstein
ANN INTERN MED 1999;130:360-363.
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The Relationship Between Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Glasgow et al.
Arch Surg 1999;134:30-35.
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Relationship Between Provider Volume and Mortality for Carotid Endarterectomies in New York State
Hannan et al.
Stroke 1998;29:2292-2297.
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Center-Specific Graft and Patient Survival Rates: 1997 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Report
Lin et al.
JAMA 1998;280:1153-1160.
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Patients treated by cardiologists have a lower in-hospital mortality for acute myocardial infarction
Casale et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;32:885-889.
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Operator volume and outcome of patients undergoing coronary stent placement
Kastrati et al.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998;32:970-976.
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Effect of Surgeon Expertise on the Outcome in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Willeke et al.
Arch Surg 1998;133:1066-1070.
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Thresholds for Surgery and Surgical Outcomes for Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A National Survey of Endocrine Surgeons
Sosa et al.
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1998;83:2658-2665.
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: The Effect of Hospital and Surgeon Volume on In-hospital Mortality
Hannan et al.
Pediatrics 1998;101:963-969.
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The Impact of Regionalization on a Surgery Program in the Canadian Health Care System
Hamilton et al.
Arch Surg 1997;132:605-610.
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Coronary Angioplasty Volume-Outcome Relationships for Hospitals and Cardiologists
Hannan et al.
JAMA 1997;277:892-898.
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The Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Preliminary Results From a Prospective Analysis of 1194 Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomies
Bennett et al.
Arch Surg 1997;132:41-44.
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The Effects of Regionalization on Clinical Outcomes for a High Risk Surgical Procedure: A Study of the Whipple Procedure in New York State
Imperato et al.
American Journal of Medical Quality 1996;11:193-197.
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The Emerging Role of "Hospitalists" in the American Health Care System
Wachter and Goldman
NEJM 1996;335:514-517.
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Benefits and Hazards of Reporting Medical Outcomes Publicly
Chassin et al.
NEJM 1996;334:394-398.
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Analysis and Comparison of Operator-Specific Outcomes in Interventional Cardiology : From a Multicenter Database of 4860 Quality-Controlled Procedures
Ellis et al.
Circulation 1996;93:431-439.
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