Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare?
Safavi KC, Dai F, Gilbertsen TA, Schonberger RB. Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare? Health Services Research 2014, 49: 1108-1120. PMID: 24611578, PMCID: PMC4111773, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChoice BehaviorDatabases, FactualGuideline AdherenceHumansInformation DisseminationMedicarePatient PreferenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationSurgery Department, HospitalSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesUnited States Dept. of Health and Human ServicesConceptsHospital referral regionsSurgical quality measuresReferral regionsSurgical site infection preventionSurgical site infectionInterquartile rangePublic reporting websitesMajority of hospitalsHealth Care ProjectDepartment of HealthSite infectionAdherence ratesInfection preventionHOSPITAL scorePatient decisionMeasure adherenceSurgical providersHospitalPatientsCare ProjectDartmouth AtlasMore studiesQuality measuresHigh rateScores