Measuring Quality of Surgical Care: Is It Attainable?
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Measuring the quality of surgical care: structure, process, or outcomes?
i o u r g v r c a h t c w t ith widespread recognition that surgical outcomes ary by provider, surgeons and hospitals are increasngly being asked to provide evidence of the quality of are that they deliver. Patients and their families are urning to the Internet and other sources to make better nformed decisions about where and by whom to unergo surgery. Both public and private payers are lookng...
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عنوان ژورنال: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0032-1052
DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181958ee2