Open AccessVariation in Patient-reported Outcomes Across Hospitals Following Surgery
Author(s) -
Jennifer F. Waljee,
Amir A. Ghaferi,
Jonathan F. Finks,
Ruth Cassidy,
Oliver A. Varban,
Arthur M. Carlin,
Noelle E. Carlozzi,
Justin B. Dimick
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000425
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , retrospective cohort study , quality of life (healthcare) , emergency medicine , surgery , nursing
Although there is growing interest in applying patient-reported outcomes (PROs) toward surgical quality, the extent to which PROs vary across hospitals following surgical procedures is unknown.