Background To assess both qualitatively and quantitatively the impact of Public Reporting
(PR) on clinical outcomes, we carried out a systematic review of published studies on this …

Background Given surgery's inherent risks, a patient should be able to make the most
informed decisions possible in selecting surgical treatment. However, there is little …

Background Patients are increasingly using physician review websites to find “a good
doctor.” However, to our knowledge, no prior study has examined the relationship between …

Background: Evolving research practices and new forms of research enabled by
technological advances require a redesigned research oversight system that respects and …

Incorporation of cardiac surgery simulation has been slow in most residency programs.
There is consistent data demonstrating that simulation improves resident performance …

Background—Report cards of risk-adjusted mortality rates of individual cardiac surgeons
have been publicly available in New York State since 1991. A survey of New York …

Background: Given the inclusion of orthopaedic quality measures in the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services national hospital payment programs, the present study …

BACKGROUND An evaluation system was established for measuring physician
performance. This study was designed to determine whether an initial evaluation with …

Physician performance reporting has been proposed as an essential component of health-
care reform, with the aim of improving quality by providing transparency and accountability …

Background Recent reports have raised concerns that public reporting of 30-day mortality
after cardiac surgery may delay decisions to withdraw life-sustaining therapies for some …